A new peanut allergy drug was just approved in the U.S.?and it could be a game changer
In late January, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a pill called Palforzia, offering a dose of hope for parents of kids with food allergies.
The first treatment for food allergy to receive such recognition by a national regulatory body, Palforzia is a biologic drug manufactured from peanut, and it marks a momentous shift in the way the medical community views the potentially life-threatening condition.
?It?s a big deal to finally have something that goes beyond strict avoidance, and the use of your EpiPen if a reaction happens,? says Jennifer Gerdts, executive director of Food Allergy Canada. (An EpiPen is an auto-injector device that delivers a dose of epinephrine, which helps control symptoms either until emergency personnel arrive, or you reach the hospital.) And while the pill is not yet approved or available in Canada?at the time of this writing, Health Canada had not received a submission to review, which is the first step in obtaining approval?the FDA approval is still a big deal for all food-allergy parents. How does the peanut allergy drug work"
Approved for children aged four to 17, Palforzia works on the same principle as allergy shots for grass or ragweed: It ‘teaches’ the immune system to tolerate gradually increasing amounts of an allergen, a desensitization process called immunotherapy. In this case, the treatment is delivered orally (oral immunotherapy, also known as OIT) rather than by injection.
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