Xolair is a branded injectable medication used to treat allergic asthma, chronic hives, and rhinosinusitis. It’s recently been approved to manage food allergies, reducing the risk of serious reactions ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the ...

XOLAIR is given in 1 or more injections under the skin (subcutaneous), 1 time every 2 or 4 weeks. In people with asthma, CRSwNP and food allergy, a blood test for a substance called IgE must be ...

A new drug could let those with severe food allergies breathe a sigh of relief. Xolair, or omalizumab, was granted priority review by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday for its use in ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- After the FDA approved a medication called Xolair to help lessen the severity of an accidental allergic reaction in people who are allergic to multiple foods, sufferers say they're ...

The injection is the first of its kind. Getty The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a medication for use in treating severe food allergies, and the agency says that this injection ...

A medication used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies avoid severe reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. Xolair, the brand name for the drug ...

About 20 million people in the U.S.—including four million children—have food allergies. Now, there's a new way to reduce their risk of severe allergic reactions. A study published in the New England ...

Patients who take omalizumab prior to starting oral immunotherapy (OIT) may skip much of the latter treatment’s onerous dose ...

The recommended Xolair dosage for treatment of food allergy is 75 mg to 600 mg once every 2 or 4 weeks. Xolair dose and dosing frequency is determined by total serum IgE level and body weight.

FILE - This Feb. 20, 2015 photo shows an arrangement of peanuts in New York. Xolair, the brand name for the drug omalizumab, used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies ...

Approval is based on data from the NIH-sponsored Phase III OUtMATCH study, which showed a significantly higher proportion of food allergy patients as young as 1 year treated with Xolair could tolerate ...