The new Biologics Toolkit puts a spotlight on these innovative medications and the conditions they treat, including severe asthma.
Medication
COVID-19 Vaccine For Children: What Parents Need to Know
COVID-19 vaccines are now available for children ages 6 months and older. Here’s information on the vaccine effectiveness and risk of side effects.
Summary of EPR-4 and GINA Asthma Guidelines for Professionals
The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) convened the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Expert Panel 4 (EPR-4) Working Group in 2018 to update asthma treatment guidelines.
Asthma Medications: Moving Toward Greater Understanding
How well do you understand your child’s asthma medications? Many parents don’t know essential details. Resources from Allergy & Asthma Network can help.
How Do I Treat My Child’s Runny Nose and Itchy Eyes?
When allergy symptoms persist, one treatment option is allergen immunotherapy. There are two FDA-approved options for children: shots and tablets.
Help! My Allergy Medications Aren’t Helping and Spring is Coming
With spring fast approaching, here are four questions to ask yourself about allergy treatments, testing and immunotherapy.
The Water Bucket Theory and How Allergy Immunotherapy Can Help
How to keep your allergy water bucket from overflowing? Adapt your immune system so that you are no longer sensitive to the substances to which you are allergic.
Ask the Allergist: What Asthma Inhaler Technique Is Best for Children?
Learn the difference between the open-mouth vs. closed-mouth inhaler technique and why valved holding chambers or spacers are recommended for children.
Vaccines & Vaccine Hesitancy – How to Improve Asthma & Respiratory Outcomes (Recording)
Dr. John Kelso will discusses COVID-19 vaccines and the challenges we need to overcome related to vaccine hesitancy.
Where Evidence-Based Practice Meets Allergy Immunotherapy: What You Need to Know
Scientific advances in allergy are constantly evolving. Evidence-based practice can help doctors and patients come to a shared decision on allergy immunotherapy.
The Impact of Penicillin Allergy & What We Can Do About It
The speaker reviews the implications of labeling patients with a penicillin allergy and how to approach delabeling.
The Treatment Choice is Yours for Environmental Allergies – Allergy Tablets or Allergy Shots?
Learn more about allergen immunotherapy treatments for environmental allergies. Both shots and under-the-tongue tablets are available.
All About
Allergy & Asthma network supports people living with asthma, allergies, and related conditions. Medications are a key part of managing these conditions, but we know you have questions. This is the place to go to learn more about medications. Are you curious about allergy shots? Do you have concerns about penicillin allergy? Questions about correct inhaler technique for children? Get answers and learn more here.