Quantitative assessment of the adherence to sublingual immunotherapy

Eleven mild side effects were reported in 6 (7%) patients: 6 oral itching, 2 rhinitis, 2 nausea, and 1 generalized itching. Because of the high adherence rate, no socioeconomic determinant affecting the adherence could be ruled out. [...]despite the fact that SLIT is self-managed at home, the adhere...

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Published inJournal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 113; no. 6; pp. 1219 - 1220
Main Authors Lombardi, Carlo, Gani, Federica, Landi, Massimo, Falagiani, Paolo, Bruno, Marco, Canonica, Giorgio Walter, Passalacqua, Giovanni
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby, Inc 01.06.2004
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Administration, Sublingual
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Allergies
Asthma - therapy
Desensitization, Immunologic - methods
Drug dosages
Drug therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Compliance
Pollen
Rhinitis - therapy
Vaccines
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Summary:Eleven mild side effects were reported in 6 (7%) patients: 6 oral itching, 2 rhinitis, 2 nausea, and 1 generalized itching. Because of the high adherence rate, no socioeconomic determinant affecting the adherence could be ruled out. [...]despite the fact that SLIT is self-managed at home, the adherence seems to be satisfactory.
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ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2004.03.013