sublingual timothy grass extract (Grastek)
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Introduction
Also see sublingual immunotherapy
Indications
- second sublingual allergen extract approved for treatment of timothy grass extracts[1]
Dosage
- sublingual once daily tablet
- observe first dose in clinician's office
Adverse effects
- most common
- lip swelling
- oral blistering
- serious: anaphylaxis (boxed warning)
Mechanism of action
- antigen sensitization
- contains Timothy grass extracts
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Kelly KJ New Oral Immunotherapy for Grass Allergies Approved. Physician's First Watch, April 16, 2014 David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org Reuters. April 14, 2014 Merck's grass pollen allergy drug wins U.S. approval. http://news.yahoo.com/mercks-grass-pollen-allergy-vaccine-wins-u-approval-223836270--finance.html