2024 Practice News

March

FDA Approves First Medicine to Reduce Allergic Reactions in People with One or More Food Allergies

On Friday, February 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Xolair (omalizumab) injection for IgE mediated food allergy in certain adults and children ages 1 or older for the reduction of allergic reactions, including reducing the risk of anaphylaxis which may occur with an accidental exposure to one or more foods.

What Does the Pollen Count Really Mean?

Patients with allergies have symptoms triggered by a variety of factors. One of the major culprits here in metro Atlanta is pollen. Allergists need to know what pollens are in the air and how they may impact their patients in order to effectively treat them.

February

Atlanta Allergy & Asthma expands Northeast Georgia footprint with acquisition of Breathe Better Allergy, Asthma, & Sinus Center

Atlanta Allergy & Asthma –the largest allergy practice in Georgia– has acquired Breathe Better Allergy, Asthma, & Sinus Center (BBAA) in Gainesville, Georgia, which will become the group’s 19th location.

How Do Allergies and Asthma Impact Your Love Life?

Allergy and asthma symptoms are frustrating enough when you’re facing them on your own, but they can add a whole new layer of complexity to your life when you’re romantically involved.

January

Eight physicians from Atlanta Allergy & Asthma recognized as Atlanta’s Top Doctors in Modern Luxury Medicine + Doctors

Eight physicians from Atlanta Allergy & Asthma – the largest allergy practice in Georgia – are recognized as Top Doctors in the January issue of Modern Luxury Medicine + Doctors magazine.

Reminder: Effective 1/1/2024, Flovent HFA and Flovent Diskus, manufactured by Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK), have been discontinued.

Please be advised that as of January 1, 2024, Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) has discontinued the production of Flovent HFA and Flovent Diskus. As part of this process, GSK is making an “authorized generic” which is the exact same medicine with the same dosing but without the branding.

It’s a New Year — Commit to Better Breathing

With the new year comes new opportunities for health goals and resolutions. For allergy and asthma sufferers, it's the perfect time to get the wheezing and sneezing under control and commit to better breathing!