Volume 120, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S25-S85, September 2007
Allergen immunotherapy: A practice parameter second update
These parameters were developed by the Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters, representing the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; and the Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) have jointly accepted responsibility for establishing the “Allergen immunotherapy: a practice parameter second update.” This is a complete and comprehensive document at the current time. The medical environment is a changing environment, and not all recommendations will be appropriate for all patients. Because this document incorporated the efforts of many participants, no single individual, including those who served on the Joint Task Force, is authorized to provide an official AAAAI or ACAAI interpretation of these practice parameters. Any request for information about or an interpretation of these practice parameters by the AAAAI or the ACAAI should be directed to the Executive Offices of the AAAAI, the ACAAI, and the Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. These parameters are not designed for use by pharmaceutical companies in drug promotion.
Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: L. Cox has consulting arrangements with Allergy Therapeutics, Genentech/Novartis, and Greer Laboratories and is on the speakers' bureau for Genentech/Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, and AstraZeneca. R. Lockey has received grant support from Greer Laboratories; served as chairman of an advisory committee for ALK-Abelló for over 7 years; and has served as an expert witness for allergen immunotherapy death for both plaintiff and defendant. H. Nelson has consulting arrangements with Genentech/Novartis, Curalogic, GlaxoSmithKline, Inflazyme Pharmaceuticals, Dey Laboratories, Dynavax Technologies, Altana, and Schering-Plough; has received grant support from Dey Laboratories, IVAX, MediciNova, Wyeth, Sepracor, Genentech, Schering-Plough, Novartis, AstraZeneca, SkyPharma, Altana, and Roche; and is on the speakers' bureau for GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca. D. Bernstein has consulting arrangements with ALK-Abelló and has received grant support from Dynavax and ALK-Abelló. J. Blessing-Moore has received grant support from Novartis-Genentech and AstraZeneca and is on the speakers' bureau for Schering-Plough, Merck, Aventis, Novartis/Genentech, AstraZeneca. D. M. Lang has consulting arrangements with, has received grant support from, and is on the speakers' bureau for GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, AstraZeneca, Centocor, Sanofi-Aventis, Schering-Plough, Verus, and Dey. J. Oppenheimer has consulting arrangements with GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Sepracor, and Merck; has received grant support from AstraZeneca, Sepracor, and Merck, Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis/Genentech, and Schering-Plough; and is on the speakers' bureau for GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Sepracor, and Merck. J. M. Portnoy has consulting arrangements with Greer and GlaxoSmithKline; has received grant support from Clorox; and is on the speakers' bureau for Schering-Plough, Merck, Aventis, Secpracor, and AstraZeneca. S. A. Tilles has consulting arrangements with Genentech, Schering-Plough, and GlaxoSmithKline; has received grant support from AstraZeneca, Novartis, Medpoint, Apieron, and ALK-Abelló; and is on the speakers' bureau for GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Genentech, and Alcon. The rest of the authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.
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PII: S0091-6749(07)01202-X
doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2007.06.019
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Volume 120, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S25-S85, September 2007
