https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/29576/allergen-immunotherapy-in-dogs-versus-people I was skimming a recent(-ish) article in Veterinary Dermatology [one of my favourite periodicals] and the following paragraph caught my attention: &quot; In people, AIT is infrequently used in patients with AD, by contrast to its recommendation for theen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/227602?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:32:42 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8c43e44f-3e81-4864-9d9e-ac75fd4f027bThomas Johnson<p>[quote userid="12930" url="~/001/veterinary-clinical/small-animal/dermatology/f/discussions/29576/allergen-immunotherapy-in-dogs-versus-people"] Is it commonly used for asthmatics and AR-sufferers in the UK[/quote] <p>I don&#39;t know how&nbsp;common its use is, but a veterinary nurse I worked with a few years ago had AIT for asthma prescribed by an NHS hospital.</p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/227516?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 01 Jan 2021 22:44:34 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:88f7cc08-caad-400c-a82b-ae0a74235e86niamhjl<p>My son suffers from severe atopic dermatitis and I have enquired about immunotherapy with his consultant - apparently it is possible but not usually used in young children due to compliance issues (it involves putting a small tablet under the tongue every day I believe). I got the impression from the consultant that it is not often used on the NHS but more frequently privately (in which case I would imagine that cost is the main reason?) he did sound quite open to potentially using it when my son is a bit older.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>