02-01-2020, 09:58 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51342048
The US has approved its first treatment for peanut allergies in children.
The drug AR101, or Palforzia, uses oral immunotherapy, with children given tiny but increasing amounts of peanut protein over a six-month period under medical supervision.
After that, users must continue to take a daily dose to be able to tolerate accidental exposure to the nuts.
The treatment is not a cure and makers warn that the risk of a potentially fatal anaphylactic reaction remains.
And patients must continue to avoid peanuts in their diet.
Good to hear . Given how common peanut allergies are, and how severe some cases can be (resulting in anaphylaxis, for example), it's definitely worth trying to find treatments for it.
It seems that this one is intended specifically for children; however, perhaps we'll see one for adults eventually too?
The US has approved its first treatment for peanut allergies in children.
The drug AR101, or Palforzia, uses oral immunotherapy, with children given tiny but increasing amounts of peanut protein over a six-month period under medical supervision.
After that, users must continue to take a daily dose to be able to tolerate accidental exposure to the nuts.
The treatment is not a cure and makers warn that the risk of a potentially fatal anaphylactic reaction remains.
And patients must continue to avoid peanuts in their diet.
Good to hear . Given how common peanut allergies are, and how severe some cases can be (resulting in anaphylaxis, for example), it's definitely worth trying to find treatments for it.
It seems that this one is intended specifically for children; however, perhaps we'll see one for adults eventually too?
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