Allergy & Immunology Infusions and Injections in Toms River, NJ

Overview

Allergy and immunology covers conditions in which the immune system is either overactive, as in allergic disease, or not working well enough, as in immune deficiency. Infuse Care gives specialist-prescribed therapies for several of these conditions, either by IV infusion or as injections under the skin, in a monitored outpatient setting.

Conditions We Support

• Primary immunodeficiency, including common variable immune deficiency (CVID) and agammaglobulinemia: immunoglobulin (IgG) replacement with IVIG
• Allergic asthma that stays uncontrolled despite inhaled medicines: Xolair
• Chronic spontaneous urticaria (hives lasting six weeks or longer): Xolair
• Hereditary angioedema and other recurrent swelling: referrals reviewed case by case

Immunoglobulin Replacement (IVIG)

When the body cannot make enough working antibodies, IVIG supplies antibodies collected from donated plasma. Given by IV infusion, usually every three to four weeks, it may help reduce how often infections occur and how severe they are. Your immunologist sets the dose based on your IgG levels and infection history, and treatment is usually long term.

Biologic Injections for Allergic Conditions

Xolair (omalizumab) binds IgE, the antibody behind many allergic reactions. Given as an injection under the skin every two or four weeks, it may help reduce asthma attacks in people with moderate to severe allergic asthma, and reduce itching and hives in chronic spontaneous urticaria. For severe eosinophilic asthma and other asthma biologics, see our Pulmonology page.

When to Contact a Provider

Ask your provider about an immunology evaluation if you have frequent or hard-to-treat infections, asthma that keeps flaring despite daily inhalers, or hives that have lasted more than six weeks. Throat swelling or trouble breathing is an emergency: call 911.

Safety and Monitoring

IVIG can cause headache, chills, tiredness and flushing, and rare but serious risks include blood clots and kidney problems, so our nurses adjust the infusion rate and encourage hydration. Xolair carries a warning for anaphylaxis, a serious allergic reaction, so you are observed after injections, and your provider may prescribe an epinephrine auto-injector.

Your prescribing provider decides which treatment is right for you. Infuse Care administers prescribed therapies after a referral, a clinical review and any required insurance authorization, and we keep your provider's office updated on your care.