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Safety of Allergy
Testing and Treatment in Patients
Taking Beta Blocker Medication.
2003-2008 Currently
Enrolling
- Details: Safety of Allergy Testing
and Treatment in Patients taking Beta
Blocker Medication
- Sponsored by: American Academy of
Otolaryngic Allergy.
Study is enrolling patients who are skin
tested and/or are taking allergy shot
immunotherapy and who are also taking oral
or ophthalmic Beta Blocker medication. These
are patients who must take Beta Blockers to
treat important heart or eye problems, and
also have significant allergy symptoms.
There is no prior scientific study to show
how well these patients respond to allergy
immunotherapy shots, and the risks of
treating these patients may be increased
because of the Beta Blocker. Prior reports
have only been of a small number of
patients, and have not been controlled,
scientific studies. Many physicians believe
that such patients do well, and do not have
an unusually high risk for either testing or
treatment. This is the first multi-center,
multi-year studyto try to discover the
facts. |
