Allergy shots Injections are given regularly at the doctor’s office. You need to stay there for 30 minutes to be checked for any side effects.

Allergy tablets The first dose is given at the doctor’s office. You need to stay there for 30 minutes to be checked for any side effects. After that, you take a daily tablet at home.

Allergy shots A treatment plan typically involves weekly shots for 6-12 months. This is the build-up phase. The maintenance phase follows, usually with shots once a month. Overall, a plan usually lasts about 3-5 years.

Allergy tablets Treatment typically involves taking a daily tablet at home before and during the pollen season. Or all year-round depending on the type of allergy. Overall, treatment usually lasts 3-5 years.

Allergy shots Allergy shots are available for allergies to, for example:

• Tree pollen
• Grass pollen
• Weed pollen
• Mold
• House dust mites
• Pet dander (cats, dogs etc.)
• Bee and wasp stings

Allergy tablets Allergy tablets are available for:

• Grass pollen
• Ragweed pollen
• House dust mites
• Tree pollen

Allergy shots Improvement may start shortly after reaching the maintenance phase. That’s usually after 6-12 months.

Allergy tablets Pollen allergy: Improvement may start during first pollen season. Dust mites: Improvement may start as early as 8 weeks.

You may feel your symptoms are improving quite quickly with both types of allergy immunotherapy. But you must continue the treatment despite feeling better. Otherwise, all the work you’ve been doing to desensitize your body could be wasted and your immune system could relapse.

Allergy shots Local reactions around the site of the injection aren’t serious and usually don’t need medical treatment.
Allergy shots can cause a severe allergic reaction in rare cases. It doesn’t happen very often – about once in every 33,300 injections.
This type of allergic reaction (called anaphylaxis) can be serious or even life-threatening. There have been fatal and near-fatal systemic allergic reactions reported with allergy shots.
Most serious reactions develop in the first 30 minutes of the allergy shot. For this reason, it’s recommended you stay for at least 30 minutes at the doctor’s office after an injection.

Allergy tablets Local reactions in or around the mouth aren’t serious and usually don’t need medical treatment. They also tend to happen at the start of allergy immunotherapy and less often after a couple of weeks.
Allergy tablets can cause a severe allergic reaction in extremely rare cases – about once in every 1 billion doses of allergy tablets under the tongue.
This type of allergic reaction (called anaphylaxis) can be serious or even life-threatening. There have been no fatal or near-fatal systemic allergic reactions reported with allergy tablets.
Most serious reactions develop in the first 30 minutes of taking the tablet. For that reason, you take the first dose at the doctor’s office. After that you take your tablets at home with an epinephrine pen at hand as a precaution.