In my In Box this morning I found this important newsletter from the Allergy and Asthma Foundation of Amercia (AAFA) regarding an important petition that the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) is circulating. Please take a moment to read it, share it and consider signing it! This is a really BIG deal. I have friends whose children could not function during the day due to they hay fever. This is very scary to think that more barriers to treatment could be in our future! It only takes a few moments to keep our community healthy and happy.
FROM AAFA….
Allergy shots, also known as immunotherapy, are an important treatment that has improved the quality of life for many allergy patients: reducing symptoms, decreasing medication costs, and reducing hospitalizations and trips to the emergency room.
However, new regulations threaten to make allergy shots unavailable to many patients in the United States.
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is introducing new regulations that would change the procedures for mixing the allergen extracts used in immunotherapy treatments. The new requirements would make it highly unlikely that allergists would be able to continue to mix allergen extracts for their patients in the office setting. Having to use outside facilities to obtain the allergen extracts will make it very difficult or impossible for most allergists to continue offering this treatment for their patients.
How can we help?
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) is circulating a petition to tell the USP that allergy patients are considered about the proposed changes impacting access to immunotherapy, and that the current regulations should remain in place. You can also submit a public comment to the USP to voice your concerns. To submit a comment, visit the USP website, scroll to the second to last paragraph, and click on the link to the submission template you must use. Download the template, write your comments under the general comments section, and email it to CompoundingSL@usp.org by January 31st.
Sincerely,
AAFA
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