Under-the-Tongue Hay Fever Pills Offer Little Benefit: Study
Under-the-Tongue Hay Fever Pills Offer Little Benefit: Study
For serious grass allergy, shots may be more effective, researcher says
Di Lorenzo concluded that allergy injections at a doctor's office, although less convenient and riskier, are more effective.
Referring to the concept of under-the-tongue allergy treatment, Dr. Gaston De Cardenas, ear, nose and throat chief at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami, said that "the idea is great." However, ''they need to develop something that works better," he said. De Cardenas was not involved in the study.
Doctors do have another alternative, said Dr. Jordan Josephson, an ear, nose and throat specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. "It's possible for a doctor to formulate sublingual drops to target a specific allergy," he said.
Some doctors do this in their office, he said, while others send the prescription to a special compounding pharmacy. This type of off-label use is legal.
Under-the-Tongue Hay Fever Pills: Little Benefit?
For serious grass allergy, shots may be more effective, researcher says
Di Lorenzo concluded that allergy injections at a doctor's office, although less convenient and riskier, are more effective.
Referring to the concept of under-the-tongue allergy treatment, Dr. Gaston De Cardenas, ear, nose and throat chief at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami, said that "the idea is great." However, ''they need to develop something that works better," he said. De Cardenas was not involved in the study.
Doctors do have another alternative, said Dr. Jordan Josephson, an ear, nose and throat specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. "It's possible for a doctor to formulate sublingual drops to target a specific allergy," he said.
Some doctors do this in their office, he said, while others send the prescription to a special compounding pharmacy. This type of off-label use is legal.
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