Grass Pollen Extract

Name: Grass Pollen Extract

Uses of Grass Pollen Extract

Grass pollen extract is a prescription medication used to treat symptoms of moderate to severe seasonal grass pollen allergic rhinitis with or without conjunctivitis in patients 5 to 50 years of age.

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Grass Pollen Extract Interactions

No drug interactions have been determined by the manufacturer. However, you should tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Not all drug interactions are known or reported and new drug interactions are continually being reported.

Inform MD

Before taking grass pollen extract, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions. Especially tell your doctor if you:

  • are allergic to grass pollen extract or to any of its ingredients
  • have severe immune deficiency or an auto-immune disease
  • are being treated with beta-blockers or ACE inhibitors
  • have oral inflammations
  • have cancer
  • are pregnant or breastfeeding

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

Grass Pollen Extract and Pregnancy

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

The manufacturer has not determined the category for grass pollen extract.

Grass Pollen Extract and Lactation

Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed.

It is not known if grass pollen extract crosses into human milk. Because many medications can cross into human milk and because of the possibility for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants with use of this medication, a choice should be made whether to stop nursing or stop the use of this medication. Your doctor and you will decide if the benefits outweigh the risk of using grass pollen extract.

Grass Pollen Extract Dosage

Take this medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully.

In adults and children (above the age of 5), the dose will gradually be increased for 3 days. (The dose may need to be increased slower than 3 days if undesirable side effects occur) The 3-day gradual increase consists of the following:
  • Day 1: 100 IR (Index of Reactivity)
  • Day 2: 200 IR (Index of Reactivity) Take 2 tablets of 100 IR simultaneously, with both tablets held under the tongue.
  • Day 3: 300 IR (Index of Reactivity) Take 1 tablet of 300 IR.

The recommended dose for grass pollen extract for the treatment of symptoms of moderate to severe seasonal grass pollen allergic rhinitis is 300 IR (Index of Reactivity) per day until the end of the pollen season.

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