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Current Newsletter here | Previous Newsletter here
Private GP Services Newsletter
Revolutionary news for hay fever sufferers.
A new product has been launched to alleviate the misery of hay fever long term: GRAZAX is a vaccine taken in tablet form and all the evidence suggests it is a highly successful treatment.
This is how it works:
Grazax immunizes the patient against allergy to the most common of grasses, timothy grass. Before you could be considered for this treatment, you would need to attend one of our clinics for a blood test to make sure that this was the sort of hay fever from which you suffer.
This blood test would cost you about £40 and would give you a result in 3 working days.
If you are allergic to timothy grass, as most hay fever sufferers are, then you have the option of using this new treatment.
GRAZAX is a fast dissolving once a day tablet which you start taking 2 months before the hay fever season and continue right through until your hay fever would normally be over. It is an immuno therapy: this means it works on your immune system to "re programme" your allergic response. It is NOT an antihistamine, and must be regarded as a medication with risks if it were taken by a person for whom it had not been prescribed.
About 70% of people who suffer moderate or severe hay fever would be a lot better after one season of this treatment. If you have 3 consecutive seasons of treatment then the success rate is 90%. It is important to realise that this is a vaccine: so a 90% success rate means those people will not have hay fever again after the 3 year vaccination period.
Because GRAZAX works on your immune system there is a very small risk of medical problems after taking the very first dose: for this reason the first tablet must be taken at our practice, and you would be required to remain in the clinic, under medical supervision for 30 minutes after you had swallowed it.
The charges for this amazing new development are as follows;
Initial consultation with blood test : about £100
If you are not allergic to timothy grass this information would be sent to you by post. You are still welcome to discuss your hay fever management with us, and maybe have further blood tests to determine the exact source of your allergy. However GRAZAX would not be helpful to you.
If you are allergic to timothy grass then you would be offered a
Subsequent consultation to receive the first dose and be supervised for 30 minutes (£60).
You would obtain the full course of your medication on prescription from any pharmacy. It is likely that this would cost about £100 a month.
Subsequent consultation to receive the first dose and be supervised for 30 minutes (£60).
You would obtain the full course of your medication on prescription from any pharmacy. It is likely that this would cost about £100 a month.
Clearly this is not an inexpensive approach to hay fever, but unlike most treatments, this offers a 90% chance of a long term cure after 3 years of treatment.
If you would like to consider this exciting new development please make an appointment on 01245 253777 (Chelmsford Medical Centre) or 01245 234134 ( Springfield Hospital).
Don't delay…….spring is almost here!
Appointments at Springfield Hospital : 01245 234134
Appointments at Chelmsford Medical Centre @ Fenton House: 01245 253777
