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Article: "Three Shots and They're Out" - Allergy Immunotherapy Study Sheds New Light on When Patients Stop Treatment.(Report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- April 1, 2009
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New research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting (AAAAI), highlighted poor compliance among allergy immunotherapy candidates. The research project, supported by Greer, was conducted by Allergy Partners, P.A., a large, single-specialty allergy practice, and is the first to evaluate patterns of allergy immunotherapy care in a oreal worldo allergy practice setting (see also Greer).
The goal of the study was to evaluate patterns of care among patients who received allergy testing and subsequent allergy immunotherapy, commonly known as allergy shots. The study also sought to identify aspects of compliance with allergy ...