Nchi: Uingereza
Lugha: Kiingereza
Chanzo: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Horse hair allergen extract
Allergy Therapeutics (UK) Ltd
V04CL
Horse hair allergen extract
Solution for skin-prick test
Intraepidermal
No Controlled Drug Status
Never Valid To Prescribe As A VMP
BNF: 03040201
OBJECT 1 HORSE HAIR 10,000 DU/ML SOLUTION FOR SKIN PRICK TEST Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 10-Mar-2017 | Allergy Therapeutics 1. Name of the medicinal product Horse Hair 10,000 DU/ml Solution for skin prick test 2. Qualitative and quantitative composition Horse Hair 10,000 DU/ml in 2 ml For the full list of excipients see Section 6.1. 3. Pharmaceutical form Solution for skin prick test A clear solution. 4. Clinical particulars 4.1 Therapeutic indications This medicinal product is indicated for the diagnosis of allergic (IgE – mediated) diseases (type 1 in the classification of Coombs and Gell). 4.2 Posology and method of administration Taking a careful case history is a vital part of the investigation of a patient with allergy symptoms since it will usually identify those allergens most likely to be clinically significant. Skin testing will help to confirm the significance of the likely causative allergens and establish their relative importance. Posology _Paediatric population_ Prick testing in children is possible after the first year of life depending on the child constitution, but in general should not be performed before the age of 4. Method of administration The tests are usually carried out on the volar surface of the forearm: In conditions of extreme outdoor temperatures allow acclimatisation to room temperature: If test area has been cleaned with water, alcohol etc, wait at least two minutes to allow skin circulation to return to normal. Clean the skin with soap and water if necessary – but do not sterilise with organic solvents or strong antiseptics. A ballpoint pen may be used to mark the skin (with suitable symbols) adjacent to planned test sites to identify the allergen and control solutions used. The colours of the individual skin testing solutions vary depending on the characteristics of the raw material involved, e.g. pollens tend to be yellowish whilst dusts and moulds in particular, are shades of brown. Since each vial is used more than once, aseptic precautions must be suffici Soma hati kamili