‘Modified rush’ immunotherapy delivers good results

For patients 16 and older, the dose of prednisone was 30 mg and the dose of montelukast was 10 mg.

The protocol consisted of eight shots, starting at a more diluted dose than the conventional protocol, as an additional safety precaution. The shots were given first every 15 minutes, then every 30 minutes or an hour as the dose increases. Once the treatment was over, the dilution was 1:10, a milestone not reached until 3 months under the conventional approach.

An hour or two after the treatment, all patients received 20 mg of prednisone.