eTable 1.
Empirical Dose Adjustment Schedule after Gaps in SCIT Administration Based on Mean Replies From the AAAAI Members' Survey (Aqueous Extracts)
All patients Intuitively, highly sensitive patientsa might need special caution and more drastic dose reduction after gaps | |
Dose increase phase | Dose adjustment actions to be taken |
<2 wk since the last dose | Increase normally |
≥2-3 wk | Repeat the last dose |
≥3-4 wk | Reduce 1 dose |
≥4-5 wk | Reduce 2 doses |
90 d | Restart SCIT: from bottle 1, first dose |
Maintenance phase | |
<5 wk since the last dose | Apply normally |
≥5-7 wk | Reduce by 25% |
≥7-11 wk | Reduce 1 dose/Reduce by 45% |
≥8-15 wk | Reduce 2 doses/Reduce by 55% |
≥3-4 mo | Restart SCIT: from bottle 1, first dose |
Abbreviations: AAAAI, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; SCIT, subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy.
Special caution might be needed for the following: (1) history of anaphylaxis or mast cell disorder; (2) moderate to severe asthma; (3) high sensitization pattern or systemic reaction during skin prick testing; (4) systemic reactions to previous SCIT administration; (5) patients receiving SCIT during peak pollen season for an allergen to which they are highly sensitized; and (6) pediatric patients.