Allergy Drops (Sublingual Immunotherapy/SLIT): For patients as young as eighteen-months old, allergy drops may be prescribed to treat the underlying cause of allergies. Drops work similar to shots, by slowly desensitizing you to allergens that cause your symptoms, but they are given under your tongue once-a-day. This therapy method has been proven to be safe and effective; so much so that allergy drops may be self-administered in the convenience of your home. Patients using allergy drops will generally need to see visit their doctor less frequently than patients using injection therapy.
Allergy drops are also generally less expensive for everyone: patients, employers, and insurance companies. The price of allergy drops are $119-$149 for a standard three-month prescription. This is about $1.32 a day for a typical three-month prescription.
Allergy drops are generally not covered by health insurance plans. Contact your insurance provider to check if allergy drops are covered or if you are able to use flexible-spending account funds to reimburse your cost of the drops. As the cost of shot-based co-pays and symptom-relieving medications continue to increase, allergy drops may become a much more attractive option.
Allergy Shots (Injection Therapy): For patients who are at least six years old, a series of allergy shots are administered to make them less sensitive to allergens. These shots require many trips to the doctor's office and involve multiple shots or injections over a time span of three-to-five years. There is also a risk of a serious, life-threatening allergic reaction called anaphylactic shock.
If you are currently undergoing allergy shot therapy, you can easily switch to drops based on your current skin or blood test results (Check with your physician to see if you need new tests). Your physician will then be able to enroll in our program at no cost to them, and will need to complete a prescription form for allergy drops to be sent to our pharmacy. Click the link below to print an enrollment form to take to your doctor.
Avoidance: Avoiding or reducing your exposure to allergens, the substances that cause allergic reactions, is one way to treat allergies. Unfortunately, it is frequently not possible to avoid the allergens that cause your allergies.
Allergy Medications: Medications may temporarily relieve your allergy symptoms, but they are unable to treat the underlying cause of your allergies. Over-the-counter and prescription medications for allergies may be beneficial in treating symptoms, but many cause negative side-effects.
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