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Allergy medications: Know your options
Allergen immunotherapy
Emergency epinephrine shots
Get your doctor's advice
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Antihistamines
Corticosteroids
Nasal sprays
Inhalers
Skin creams
Mast cell stabilizers
Nasal spray
Eye drops
Allergen and biological immunotherapy
Shots
Decongestants
Nasal decongestant sprays and drops
Pills and liquids
Leukotriene inhibitors
Emergency allergy medicine
Get your healthcare team's advice
Emergency epinephrine shots
Get your doctor's advice
Content
Antihistamines
Corticosteroids
Nasal sprays
Inhalers
Skin creams
Mast cell stabilizers
Nasal spray
Eye drops
Allergen and biological immunotherapy
Shots
Decongestants
Nasal decongestant sprays and drops
Pills and liquids
Leukotriene inhibitors
Emergency allergy medicine
Get your healthcare team's advice
Allergen and biological immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is meant to train the body's immune system not to react to certain allergens. This treatment might protect broadly against allergens that are hard to avoid such as pollens, dust mites and molds. Biologic medicines make changes to the body's immune system to treat allergic conditions such as asthma, sinusitis, hives and food allergy.
Immunotherapy is carefully timed and monitored while exposure to allergens is slowly increased. Immunotherapy might be useful in several cases, especially when other treatments aren't effective or tolerated.
