Extinct approvals | |||||
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
Intracutaneous test allergens | 47 | 159 | 2 | ||
Present approvals | |||||
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
Intracutaneous test allergens | 0 | 47 | 206 | 208 | 208 |
* Tab. 2 demonstrates the numbers of authorized intracutaneous test allergens over the last 5 years according to information by the Paul-Ehrlich-Institute (personal communication by S. Vieths, S. Kaul, A. Bonertz). The table does not provide information as to whether the products were also commercially available. The information provided on the relevant product licence is legally binding. This does include all extinct approvals independent on the reason that have been announced to the PEI before January 1st of the respective year. Extinctions from 2014 still have not been published in the Bundesanzeiger (Federal Gazette). According to recent personal information from another company, marketing authorizations for their intracutaneous test allergens are already existing and will be published at www.pei.de after the print of this article.