Drug Allergies

What causes my drug allergies?

If you have side effects that concern you, or you suspect a drug allergy has occurred, call us to help investigate. The majority of reactions to medication or vaccines are not true allergies. At Auni Allergy we help focus on one medication at a time, reviewing your reaction history and outside records you provide.

An allergic reaction occurs when the immune system overreacts to a harmless substance, in this case a medication, which triggers an allergic reaction. Sensitivities or side effects to drugs may produce similar symptoms, but are not IgE-mediated. IgE-mediated or true allergic reactions can be life-threatening. It is important to know if your reactions are due to an IgE-mediated allergy..

How do we evaluate your drug allergies?

Drug allergy can be complicated, especially when more than one drug is in question. We focus on one drug at a time, gathering a detailed history about your reaction. If indicated based on your reaction history, allergy skin testing can help identify IgE-mediated allergy.

If skin testing to the drug is negative or not recommended, a drug challenge is the next step in ruling out life-threatening allergy. Drug challenge involves taking a very small amount of the drug in question in our office. If tolerated, the rest of a dose will be administered under close observation.

Auni Allergy Treatment Experiences

De-Labeling Drug Allergy

It is important to sort out life-threatening allergy from side effect in order to prevent avoiding first-line treatments un-necessarily. De-labeling drug allergy is the process of taking a medication in a controlled medical setting to confirm that you can tolerate it. This is the gold standard for ruling out drug allergy and allows you to remove that medication from your drug allergy list. De-labeling penicillin allergy helps prevent risks that come along with using stronger antibiotics than necessary and also saves you money.

Desensitization

For those with true IgE-mediated penicillin allergy, desensitization is a procedure that can allow temporary use of penicillin to treat a severe infection. This involves gradually introducing the medication in small doses until the therapeutic dose is achieved. This procedure is performed in a hospital setting.

10% of the population reports a penicillin allergy but <1% of the whole population is truly allergic. De-labeling drug allergy is an important part of protecting your health for the future.

What Our Patients Are Saying

Just some of the reviews from our amazing patients.

"I am encouraged. Tree pollen has started, and I know people who are experiencing symptoms. I am not taking antihistamines, and I have not had any clear allergic reactions yet, not eye/nose itching or running and even more important to me, no sense of fatigue despite having been sick for a while. This is extremely encouraging. Thank you for taking me on as a patient!"

“My nasal congestion is gone. Night and day difference since getting treated at Auni Allergy.”

"Auni Allergy treatments are truly remarkable. My allergies were so bad I had a difficult time tolerating traditional allergy shots in the past. I tolerated these treatments well. I am surprised at how quickly I started to feel better."

“It's such a life-changer! I can't believe how good I feel after treating my allergies at Auni Allergy. This was the first summer in 36 years that I did not need steroids (prednisone) for my severe allergies.”

“Thanks to Auni Allergy I was able to ride horses in Yellowstone for a bucket list trip with my family! Severe horse allergy had me dreading that part of the trip, but my kids didn't want me to miss out. Three easy injections, and I had nothing to worry about.”

“I am a lot better. I used to take 1-2 antihistamine allergy pills per day. I don't need to do that anymore since Auni Allergy's treatment.”

“I feel so much better after treating my pollen allergies that I came back to get my dust mite and dog allergies treated too. So worth it.”

“I love dogs. My allergies were a mess after my husband and I both brought home our dream puppies. I was loading up on allergy medicine and still feeling miserable. Getting my allergies treated at Auni Allergy changed all of that. I feel great and can love on our dogs. I'm so grateful I found out about these treatments.”

“Anyone who can afford this needs to do it immediately.”