May 2020 - Food Allergy and Your Kiddo

Peanut Allergy Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) Palforzia

Food Allergy Research / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 5 minutes of reading / May 20, 2020 / allergic reaction, allergist, anaphylaxis, epinephrine, epipen, food allergies, food allergy, ingestion challenge, OIT, oral immunotherapy, peanut allergy

Peanut allergy has an FDA-approved OIT treatment Peanut allergy affects 2-5% of children. The treatment plan for peanut allergy recommended by most academic allergy centers is avoidance of peanut – perhaps until now. Hello, Palforzia, the only FDA-approved treatment for peanut allergy. Palforzia works through the treatment process called oral immunotherapy (OIT). Read on to learn more

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Early Peanut Oral Immunotherapy (OIT)

Food Allergy Podcast, Food Allergy Research / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 9 minutes of reading / May 15, 2020 / allergic reaction, allergist, anaphylaxis, early peanut oral immunotherapy (EPOIT), epinephrine, epipen, food allergies, food allergy, ingestion challenge, OIT, oral immunotherapy, peanut allergy

Early Peanut Oral Immunotherapy (EPOIT) can decrease the severity of peanut allergy in young children. Say what?! Let’s discuss early peanut oral immunotherapy (EPOIT). “So let me get this straight: she’s allergic to peanut. But if we slowly start giving her tiny amounts of peanut, her allergy can decrease?“ Baby Sweetpea’s mom asked her allergist.

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Peanut Allergy Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) Palforzia

Early Peanut Oral Immunotherapy (OIT)

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