Allergies, also called hypersensitivity reactions, are responses of the immune system (the defenses of our body) to come into contact with substances called allergens which are usually tolerated by most people. These are frequent pathologies that affect more than 25% of the world’s population according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, over the last several decades, changes in the environment, habitat and way of life and a greater number of pets have favored the progression of allergy. Immunotherapy, also known as hyposensitizing therapy, reduces the sensitization of patients by attenuating the symptoms they experience in contact with the allergen. Immunotherapy is usually effective, the improvement is observed a few months after having started the vaccination, becoming apparent around the first year of treatment.

Allergy treatment

Treatment with allergen vaccines consists of progressively applying repeated doses of the allergen to which one is allergic in order to diminish or eliminate the reaction that occurs when coming into contact with it. Allergenic vaccines are able to modulate the patient’s immunological response, thereby changing the natural course of the allergic disease mediated by the production of IgE antibodies, with a long-term lasting effect after the end of treatment. This type of immunotherapy is used to treat allergy cases caused by pollen, dust mites, animal epithelia and certain fungi.

Apither SCIT

The subcutaneous route of administration consists of periodic injections of allergens at the subcutaneous level, usually on the inside of the arm, above the elbow but never intravenously or intramuscularly.
The subcutaneous treatment consists of applying a weekly starter treatment and a monthly maintenance treatment. The duration of the starter and maintenance will depend on the type of subcutaneous treatment selected and the frequency set by the specialist.
Subcutaneous vaccines are prepared individually for each patient because each person has a different sensitization to certain allergens, so it is up to the doctor to assess the composition of the SCIT vaccine in each case.
Depending on the chemical composition, we differentiate between POLYMERIZED and DEPOT: