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FDA Wants More Data on Neffy, First Needle-Free Antidote for Severe Allergic Reactions

September 20, 2023

Via: Drugs.com

In a surprising move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has opted not to approve a needle-free alternative to the EpiPen for emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions. Approval of the Neffy nasal spray was widely anticipated. An FDA […]


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Is an Allergy to a COVID Vaccine Always Real? Placebo Trial Casts Doubt

March 2, 2023

Via: Drugs.com

Allergic reactions to the Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccines are very rare, and a new study questions whether many of those that do occur are even real. In a small new study of 16 people who said they’d experienced an […]


Industry, Vaccines

Allergic Reactions to COVID Vaccines Are Rare, Resolved on Site: CDC

January 6, 2021

Via: Drugs.com

Cases of anaphylactic shock caused by COVID-19 vaccines are very rare, based on numbers from the first week and a half of vaccinations in the United States, federal public health officials said Wednesday. There have been 21 cases of anaphylaxis […]