Abstract

RATIONALE: Specific immunotherapy with intact allergens is a well documented treatment for allergy. In Europe, several vaccine formulations are currently commercially available, the active ingredient being either intact allergens or chemically modified allergoids. The rationale behind allergoids is to decrease allergenicity while maintaining immunogenicity. However statistics from the German health authorities based on adverse events reporting over a 10 year period did not indicate increased safety of allergoids over intact allergens.

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