Hay Fever Injection in the UK

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Hay Fever Injection
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Severe hay fever symptoms can ruin peoples
summers and have a detrimental effect on 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 rape seed.   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
hay fever injection at our clinics in Nottingham,
Derby, Leicester, Sheffield, Leeds, Watford,
Birmingham London.   The hay fever 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 hay fever
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).   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.
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The overwhelming feedback from patients in terms
of response, control of symptoms and improvement
in quality of life is very positive.   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 hay fever 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 hay fever outweigh any
risks.   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 hay
fever 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 hay fever season
from grateful patients who feel that they have
regained their quality of life.   The hay fever
injection costs just 75 per 40mg dose, including
a free medical consultation at Regent Street
Clinic.
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