Allergic Reactions

The FDA has approved Xolair for the reduction of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, that may occur with exposure to one or more foods in children and adults with Immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergy.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — ARS Pharma is conducting an additional clinical trial of its neffy epinephrine nasal spray per FDA request, company cofounder, president and CEO Richard Lowenthal, MS, MSEL, told Healio.

Food allergies affect millions of people around the world, and yet there are still many misconceptions and myths surrounding them.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Adolescents with food allergies benefitted from education about allergy self-management, according to a poster presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Patients who use cannabis and experience acute asthma attacks had greater risks for mortality and mechanical ventilation, researchers reported.

Approximately 2% to 3% of in-flight medical events are due to allergic reactions, with approximately 0.7 reactions per million passengers, according to a review published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Editor’s Note: In Healio Allergy/Asthma’s column, “Food Allergy: Fact vs. Fiction,” Douglas H. Jones, MD, breaks down what’s true and what’s myth for a variety of topics related to food allergies. If you have a question you would like answered in this column, email Jones at rmaaimd@gmail.com or Richard Gawel at rgawel@healio.com.

The FDA has accepted a new drug application for neffy, a nasal spray designed to treat type I allergic reactions without an injection in adults and children who weigh 30 kg or more, according to an ARS Pharmaceuticals press release.

Patients with food-dependent exercise-induced allergic reactions such as anaphylaxis can benefit from avoiding culprit foods before workouts, according to a review published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

The Food Allergy Severity Score, or FASS, quantified differences in the severity of allergic reactions to animal-source foods and to tree nuts and legumes, according to data from the EuroPrevall study.