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Article: Two out of three prescription antihistamine users don't have allergic disease.
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- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- July 19, 2004
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2004 JUL 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study concludes that 62% of frequent antihistamine users did not test positive for allergies. The authors recommend that objective diagnosis with an allergen-specific IgE test might yield more appropriate clinical management, reduce office visits and improve patients' quality of life.
"A specific-IgE test for allergy is an essential diagnostic tool for managed care providers and should be a first step for effective treatment of allergic disease," said Sheryl Szeinbach, PhD, professor, division of pharmacy practice and administration, Ohio State University, the study's lead author. "From a practical standpoint, it ...