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Author: Jenifer Goodwin
FDA Weighs Moving Food Allergen Warnings to Thresholds System
The Food and Drug Administration is weighing a major shift in how nutrition labels on packaged foods communicate food allergy… Read more »
CEO Sees Clear Path Ahead After FDA Rejects Anaphylm Epi Film
Finding out that the Food and Drug Administration had declined to approve Anaphylm was a blow for Aquestive Therapeutics. “Emotionally… Read more »
FDA Declines Epinephrine Film’s Approval, Calls for Usability Study
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declined to approve Anaphylm, the dissolving epinephrine film for treating severe allergic reactions.… Read more »
Preventing Allergic Reactions by Disarming Anaphylaxis-Triggering Cells
A San Francisco-based biotech company is developing an anti-IgE therapy that prevents allergic reactions by directly disarming the immune system… Read more »
Low-Dose Peanut OIT Worked Well in Study, With Fewer Reactions
Low-dose oral immunotherapy (OIT) increased tolerance to peanut in allergic children about as well as higher-dose OIT, new research finds.… Read more »
Biotech Begins Trial of Novel 3-in-1 Antibody for Peanut Allergy
A Swiss biotech company has launched the first clinical trial of a combination antibody that blocks allergic reactions to peanut.… Read more »
Neffy Epi Spray Works Even If You Sniff, Stands Up Well to Extreme Heat
The nasal epinephrine spray called neffy works even if you sniff when its administered, new research shows. In clinical trials,… Read more »
Aquestive’s Anaphylm Shows Positive Results in First Study in Kids
Aquestive Therapeutics’ dissolving epinephrine film was rapidly absorbed and had effects in children similar to those seen in adults. The… Read more »
Man Develops FPIES Allergy to Peanut After Stem Cell Transplant
A man developed a type of food allergy called FPIES after receiving a stem cell transplant. This is believed to… Read more »