Allergy Immunotherapy - Repository Emulsion Therapy
DESCRIPTION
Immunotherapy involves regular injections of an offending allergen. The goal is to reduce symptoms.
POLICY
Repository emulsion therapy for the treatment of allergic conditions is considered investigational.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The lack of randomized controlled trials and studies provide little evidence of the safety and efficacy of repository emulsion therapy for the treatment of allergic conditions.
SOURCES
Adlich, P. K. & Brecht, J. G. (2000), Economic evaluation of specific immunotherapy versus symptomatic treatment of allergic rhinitis in Germany. Pharmacoeconomics, 17 (1), 37-52. Abstract retrieved August 22, 2003 from Health Technology Assessment Information Service.
Bernstein, I.L., Li, J.T., Bernstein, R.H., Spector, S.L., Tan, R., Sicherer. S., et al. (2008). Allergy diagnostic testing: an updated practice parameter. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 100 (3 Suppl 3), S1-S149.
Varney, V. A., Tabbah, K., Mavfoleon, G., & Frew, A. J. (2003). Usefulness of specific immunotherapy in patients with severe perennial allergic rhinitis induced by house dust mite: A double blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial. Clinical and Experimental Allergy: Journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 33 (8), 1076-1082. Abstract retrieved August 22, 2003 from PubMed database.
ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/12/1998
MOST RECENT REVIEW DATE: 5/14/2009
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