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Allergy Medicine
Sublingual allergen vaccine effective for respiratory allergy therapy
July 12th, 2005
Sublingual allergen vaccination was efficacious for respiratory allergy therapy in children. "Sublingual route, that allows the safe administration of allergen vaccination at home and without injections, is highly attractive alternative to parenteral delivery, especially among the youngest population. However, its efficacy in children has been questioned. To evaluate the efficacy (symptom and medication scores) of sublingual allergen vaccination compared to placebo in pediatric patients. MEDLINE, EMBASE, ISI, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled trials were explored for potentially relevant studies," scientists in Spain report. "Selection...
Source: Science Letter (2005-07-12)
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