The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice
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J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract · Apr 2021
Characteristics of Peanut Allergy Diagnosis in a US Health Care Claims Database (2011-2017).
Peanut allergy is the most common food allergy among children. Studies assessing the burden of peanut allergy in a real-world setting are limited. ⋯ Claims data suggest that the incidence and prevalence of peanut allergy in the United States may be increasing. Estimated severe reaction rates and health care utilization were high, suggesting that the burden of peanut allergy may be considerable.
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J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract · Apr 2021
GINA 2020: Potential Impacts, Opportunities, and Challenges for Primary Care.
In 2019, it was reported that changes to asthma management reported in the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) "…might be considered the most fundamental changes in asthma management in 30 years." These changes refer to the recommendation that the treatment of asthma in adolescents and adults would no longer include short-acting ß2-agonist (SABA) only, but that people with asthma should receive either symptom-driven inhaled corticosteroids (ICS)-containing treatment (mild asthma) or daily ICS-containing treatment. The fundamental reason for this shift was driven by concerns about the risks and consequences associated with SABA-only treatment, the need to improve the day-to-day management of asthma symptoms to prevent exacerbations and emergent evidence. These recommendations have subsequently been reinforced and characterized in GINA 2020, and it is reasonable to say that they are significant, not only in terms of an asthma management framework but also as a management approach in practice. This opinion article specifically focuses on opportunities and challenges associated with the implementation of GINA 2020 in primary care practice that need to be recognized and addressed if the shift in asthma treatment paradigm is to be successfully implemented into day-to-day practice.