Acarizax
Acarizax is a medicine that helps your body get used to house dust mites to treat allergic runny nose and asthma.
Form
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Strength
12 SQ-HDM
Active Ingredient
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
Manufacturer
ALK-Abello A/S
How to Use
Dosage
Take one tablet under your tongue once a day.
Method
Make sure your hands are dry. Place the tablet under your tongue and let it melt completely. Do not swallow, eat, or drink for at least 5 minutes.
Important
Do not take more than one tablet per day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Throat irritation
- •Swelling of mouth or lips
- •Itching in mouth or ears
- •Respiratory tract infections
- •Tingling or numbness of skin, mouth or tongue
- •Itching eyes
- •Itching tongue and lips
- •Swelling of tongue or throat
- •Inflammation, discomfort, or burning sensation in the mouth
- •Redness or sores in the mouth
- •Mouth pain
- •Taste changes
- •Stomach pain or discomfort
- •Diarrhea
- •Nausea and vomiting
- •Pain or difficulty swallowing
- •Asthma symptoms
- •Cough
- •Shortness of breath
- •Chest discomfort
- •Indigestion and heartburn
- •Hoarseness
- •Fatigue
- •Hives and skin itching
RARE
- •Fast, strong, or irregular heartbeat
- •Ear discomfort
- •Feeling of tightness in the throat
- •Nasal discomfort, stuffy or runny nose, sneezing
- •Mouth blisters
- •Esophageal irritation
- •Feeling of a foreign object in the throat
- •Dizziness
- •General discomfort
- •Dry mouth
- •Prickling sensation in skin
- •Redness of the throat
- •Enlarged tonsils
- •Lip pain
- •Lip sores
- •Enlarged salivary glands
- •Increased saliva production
- •Skin redness
- •Rapid swelling of the face or skin
- •Allergic inflammation of the esophagus (eosinophilic esophagitis)
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to any ingredient in Acarizax.
- Do not take if you have serious lung problems.
- Do not take if you have had a very bad asthma attack in the last three months.
- Do not take if you have asthma and a cold, sore throat, or lung infection on the day you plan to take your first dose.
- Do not take if you have an immune system disease, take medicines that weaken your immune system, or have cancer.
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- Do not take if you recently had a tooth pulled, mouth surgery, or have sores or infections in your mouth.
- Stop taking Acarizax and get medical help right away if you have severe allergic symptoms such as worsening asthma, sudden swelling of your face, mouth, throat, or skin, trouble swallowing or breathing, voice changes, low blood pressure, feeling a lump in your throat, or hives and itchy skin.
- Stop taking Acarizax and call your doctor right away if your asthma symptoms get much worse than usual.
- Stop taking Acarizax and contact your doctor if you have severe or ongoing heartburn or trouble swallowing, as these could be signs of an allergic problem in your food pipe.
- Acarizax may contain very small amounts of fish protein; tell your doctor if you have a fish allergy.