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What is Allergy Shots?

Allergy shots, also called "immunotherapy," are given to increase tolerance to the substances (allergens) that provoke allergy symptoms. They usually are recommended for people who suffer from severe allergies or for those who have allergy symptoms more than 3 months each year.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Allergies 10 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 3 1 Efficacy_slight
Seasonal allergy symptoms 2 1 Efficacy_none
Allergic reaction 1 0
Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Other 1 0

See all 15 patients currently having Allergy Shots

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 5

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Allergy Shots

Swelling of eyes 1
Rashes (redness, swelling) 1
Pain in arms 1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Allergy Shots

Always
 5 63%
Usually
 3 38%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Allergy Shots

Very
 2 25%
Somewhat
 1 13%
A little
 2 25%
Not at all
 3 38%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Allergy Shots

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 25%
< $25
 3 75%

Report created on May 28, 2012.