Many people refer to this process as allergy drops, and it is an alternative treatment forallergy shots.
This makes sense; otherwise, the body would overreact to anything swallowed, including food.
The FDA-approved formulations are tablets rather than liquid drops.
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Use caution and talk with areputable allergistbefore choosing this treatment.
Young children have been shown to tolerate and benefit from sublingual allergy drops, as have older adults.
Most studies have looked at swallowing the extract, which seems to work better.
Generally, SLIT is administered either daily or multiple times per week over a period of years.
Most patients are able to self-administer sublingual allergy drops.
It is not yet known what the best dosing regimen is for SLIT.
No serious or fatal reactions to sublingual allergy drops have been reported to date.
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