Immunotherapy for birch tree pollen allergy

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended the first under-the-tongue tablet immunotherapy shown to build long-term tolerance to allergens, which could help up to 27,000 people in England with moderate to severe birch tree pollen allergies. The treatment, betula verrucosa (Itulazax 12 SQ-Bet) which is made by Alk-Abelló, for severe hay fever (allergic rhinitis or conjunctivitis), offers the potential for long-term rather than temporary symptom relief for this debilitating condition.

Keep up to date

Sign up to receive our daily news alerts straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter containing a summary of the week’s news, blog and vote on our poll.

Weekly Newsletter

Daily news updates

Have a discussion

Help keep the conversation going between meetings by creating a forum to hold discussions with your members. It’s an easy way to manage and communicate with members.

Create a network

Create a network to share documents, knowledge and best practice with your colleagues. Set up a network to keep in touch with other people in your organisation or with shared interest groups across organisational boundaries.

Networks can be open to all or available only to a closed group defined by the administrator.

Join or create a network here.