Hayfever Injections - Regent Street Clinic™

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Hayfever Injections - Regent Street Clinic

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Severe hayfever symptoms can ruin peoples
summers and have a detrimental effect on the
quality of life and ability to work
optimally. Certain parts of the UK are
particularly affected by pollens and allergens
likely to give severe symptoms, with the most
likely culprits being a mixture of flower and
tree pollen such as silver birch and rapeseed.
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If you have severe symptoms that fail to respond
to other treatments, such as oral antihistamine
medications, topical eye drops and so on, it is
possible to request an appointment to discuss the
hayfever injection. The hayfever injection is a
corticosteroid injection which has
anti-inflammatory properties. It suppresses the
immune system and stops the natural pollen
response from going haywire. This is the same
medication given by doctors regularly for tennis
elbow, various ligament and muscular strains,
osteoarthritis and other joint conditions.
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As with all injected medications, and in line
with good medical practice, the doctor will
undertake a careful risk assessment to make sure
that you are a good candidate for treatment, and
will explain the potential side effects and
likely benefits in detail. In our twenty-year
experience of administering the hayfever
injection, we have seen virtually nothing in the
way of even mild side effects with two people
reporting a dimpling of the skin at the site of
the injection (the buttock).
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This dimpling is uncommon, however, patients are
always advised that it may occur and like all
administered medications, the risks of any
treatment must be balanced against the potential
benefit of the treatment given. The overwhelming
feedback from patients in terms of response,
control of symptoms and improvement in quality of
life is very positive.
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It given in the top of the buttock and starts
working almost immediately and typically kicks
in anywhere from one to forty-eight hours after
administration. This medication administered
when hayfever symptoms first appear can give
symptom remission that lasts for the duration of
the entire pollen or allergen season (usually
three months).
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The dose required to control severe symptoms is
partly related to body weight, and heavier
subjects will require a larger dose to ease their
symptoms. We have found that the therapeutic dose
for most effective relief is 1mg per kg of body
weight, therefore our standard doses administered
are 40mg-80mg per patient per season. The full
range of treatments options available for hay
fever will be discussed by doctors, who will
decide whether the potential benefits of the
treatment for severe hayfever outweigh any risks.
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Every year our clinics see a cohort of
desperate people who have tried the oral and
topical medications without much symptomatic
improvement including those who work outdoors,
those who have severe allergic reactions to
pollen, business people whose summers and
meetings are ruined by severe symptoms, drivers
who feel unsafe to be on the road and,
interestingly, a number of pharmacists, doctors
and NHS GPs.
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No intervention currently available
to severe hayfever sufferers in the UK offers
greater convenience, symptom relief and patient
satisfaction than this single intramuscular
injection which can last up to three months. We
have hundreds of messages each hayfever season
from grateful patients who feel that they have
regained their quality of life. The hayfever
injection costs just 75 per 40mg dose, including
a free medical consultation at Regent Street
Clinic. If you are over 60kg, an 80mg dose may
be advised by the clinician. The optimal dose to
alleviate symptoms is 1mg of Kenalog per 1kg of
body weight.
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All patients attending our clinics for this
injection are advised to read the manufacturers
patient information leaflet here prior to
attending, so that they are able to make an
informed decision to have treatment, having
considered all the risks, as with all
medication.
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