SLIT-tablets are FDA approved products which have completed well controlled clinical studies to prove safety and efficacy. Because treatment with SLIT-tablets involves an allergen, it’s possible that you may have a local allergic reaction, such as itching or swelling of the mouth. These reactions may start within minutes of your first dose of a SLIT-tablet. However, it’s likely that they will not last long and they should resolve with continued treatment. As with all allergy immunotherapies, auto-injectable epinephrine is prescribed in case any serious reactions occur, such as anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis can include trouble breathing, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, throat tightness, and hives. In clinical trials, anaphylaxis was rare.

After talking to a physician who is an allergy specialist, you will need to get tested for allergies by either blood or skin prick testing. Once you have completed allergy testing to confirm your allergies then your doctor can prescribe the right treatment plan for you.

Allergy Immunotherapy (AIT) is a medical treatment that uses natural allergen substances, such as pollen from plants or pet dander from animals. Allergy Immunotherapy involves helping the immune system gradually get exposed to the allergen so that the body gets used to the allergen over time and is less sensitive to the allergen and therefore reduces the symptoms of allergy when the person is exposed. This way, your body will stop overreacting to them and you may have fewer symptoms, such as runny nose, itchy and watery eyes, and sinus pressure. There are two different types of allergy immunotherapy - sublingual (under the tongue) and subcutaneous (under the skin- injections).

You should talk to a doctor who is an allergy specialist about treatment options. It is likely that you will have to complete allergy testing with a blood test or skin prick test to see what your allergies are. You and your doctor should decide together what is the best option for you.

As with all allergy immunotherapies, auto-injectable epinephrine is used to manage any serious reactions that may occur, such as anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis can include trouble breathing, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, throat tightness, and hives. Therefore, SCIT is given in an allergist’s office and patients are instructed to wait for 30 minutes after their shot is administered for observation.

SCIT is also known as allergy shots. SCIT is when an extract of a small amount of the allergen is injected under the skin of the arm and that amount is slowly increased over time so that your body can better tolerate it and stop producing an allergic response to it. An injection may be given once a week (sometimes more often) for about seven months, after which injections are spread out to two weeks and then can be given every four weeks. Injections are given in the doctor's office followed by a 30 minute wait to assess side effects. The dosage may vary, and duration may be three to five years and sometimes longer, depending on the prescribing physician.

Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) is one way to treat your allergies. It is a type of allergy immunotherapy (AIT) where a tablet is placed under the tongue. The first tablet is administered in the doctor's office followed by a 30 minute wait to see if there are any side effects, and thereafter it is taken at home. You may have also heard about allergy drops, but this method of AIT is not an FDA approved treatment option.