dermatophagoides farinae - Medications

Use: This product is a Homeopathic Dilution formulated to support the body's immunity for the temporary relief of allergies.*

Mite extract is a sterile solution containing the extractables of mite whole bodies in 0.25% sodium chloride, 0.125% sodium bicarbonate, 50% glycerol by volume and 0.4% phenol as a preservative. The mites are grown on a medium of yeast and pork and are handled and cleaned in a manner to remove more than 99% of the food medium. The medium contains no material of human origin. This extract may be administered by the scratch, prick-puncture, or intradermal methods of skin testing for diagnostic purposes and subcutaneously for therapeutic purposes as directed under Dosage and Administration. Intradermal skin tests in patients who were puncture test positive (Sum E ≥ 40 mm) to either D. farinae or D. pteronyssinus extract were performed with extracts of the mite food medium obtained from the same supplier. The results, submitted to the FDA by several manufacturers, were as follows: By intradermal testing, there was 1 positive (Sum E ≥ 20 mm) in 44 individuals at an estimated 1% level of medium content (approximately the same as contained in the mite extract). At a ten-fold increase (estimated 10% medium content), 4 positives in 40 individuals were observed. Two of the individuals who were skin test positive to the mite extract and who also were skin test positive to the medium extract were also skin test positive to an extract of yeast (Saccharomyces sp.) when tested by the puncture method. The extract is standardized by comparing its relative potency by ELISA competition to a U.S. reference mite extract available from the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The U.S. reference extract has been assigned a potency of 10,000 AU/mL based on quantitative skin testing (1).

USES: May help temporarily relieve allergy symptoms ■ headache ■ itchy, watery eyes ■ sneezing* *Claims based on traditional homeopathic practice, not accepted medical evidence. Not FDA evaluated.

USES: May help temporarily relieve allergy symptoms ■ congestion ■ headache ■ itchy, watery eyes ■ sneezing *Claims based on traditional homeopathic practice, not accepted medical evidence. Not FDA evaluated.

HOMEOPATHIC INDICATIONS: For temporary relief of symptoms related to a reaction to pollens or dust including sneezing, congestion, stomach discomfort, lethargy and cough.** **These statements are based upon traditional homeopathic principles. They have not been reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration.

USES: • For the temporary relief of symptoms including: • supports breathing • cough • wheezing These statements are based upon homeopathic principles. They have not been reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration.

Uses: For temporary relief of minor: congestion* coughing* itchiness* wheezing* sinus discomfort* *Claims based on traditional homeopathic practice, not accepted medical evidence. Not FDA evaluated.

Greer Standardized Mite ( Dermatophagoides farinae and/or Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus ) extracts are sterile solutions used for intradermal testing or subcutaneous immunotherapy. Each vial contains 5,000, 10,0000 or 30,000 Allergy Units/mL of sterile mite extract ( D. farinae and/or D. pteronyssinus ), 50% glycerin v/v, and 0.4% phenol (preservative). Inert ingredients include 0.50% sodium chloride for isotonicity and 0.25% sodium bicarbonate as a buffer. For immunotherapy, concentrated extracts are diluted in normal saline, buffered saline, albumin saline or 10% glycerosaline based on patient's reactivity. For intradermal testing, extracts may be diluted in normal saline, buffered saline, or albumin saline. Source materials for the extract are whole mite bodies. The mites are cultured, handled, and cleaned to remove at least 99% of the food medium. The medium containes no material of human origin. The mite extract is standardized by comparison to a reference preparation supplied by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research of the FDA, labeled 10,000 Allergy Units/mL. The relative potency of the extract is determined by ELISA inhibition compared to the FDA mite reference, and is labeled in Allergy Units/mL.