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Thanksgiving Allergy and Asthma Tips

By Family Allergy and Asthma Care • November 10, 2018 • No Comments

A number of holiday-related triggers can make people sneeze, wheeze or, in the case of food allergies, have a more serious reaction, said allergist Dr. Myron Zitt, past president of the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). But by planning ahead, the day can go smoothly for people with allergies or asthma. ACAAI offers the following […]

Weather Alert: Freeze Watch Tonight

By Family Allergy and Asthma Care • November 9, 2018 • No Comments

Family Allergy and Asthma Care Freeze Watch Asthma

A Freeze Watch is in effect for parts of North Texas late Friday night, November 9 into mid Saturday morning, November 10. Temperatures are expected to be 31 degrees or lower for several hours. Subfreezing temperatures between 27 and 32 degrees are forecast for the North Texas area. Cold, dry air is a common asthma […]

FDA Consider Including Sesame as an Allergen in Foods

By Family Allergy and Asthma Care • November 1, 2018 • No Comments

Have you had an experience with sesame seed allergy? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) invites your feedback as they consider adding sesame as an allergen in foods. The agency wants first to determine how common sesame allergies are, and how many foods contain sesame. Visit the website to send your information and learn more. http://bit.ly/2DicVtn

Have you had an experience with sesame allergies? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) invites your feedback as they consider adding sesame as an allergen in foods. The agency wants first to determine how common sesame allergies are, and how many foods contain sesame. Visit the website to send your information and learn more. http://bit.ly/2DicVtn

Tree Pollen Alert: Juniper and Cedar

By Family Allergy and Asthma Care • October 30, 2018 • No Comments

TREE POLLEN ALERT: There are HIGH concentrations of Juniper and Cedar. Get the full report. http://bit.ly/2EVi5Np

TREE POLLEN ALERT: There are HIGH concentrations of Juniper and Cedar. Visit the pollen count website to get the full report. http://bit.ly/2EVi5Np Family Allergy and Asthma Care is a AAAAI certified counting station and provides daily pollen and spore levels for North Texas.

Food Allergy Friendly Trunk or Treat October 29

By Family Allergy and Asthma Care • October 22, 2018 • No Comments

DATE CHANGE: Due to inclement weather, we have moved the date for the 3rd Annual Food Allergy Friendly Trunk or Treat at our Flower Mound location from Wednesday, OCTOBER 24 to Monday, OCTOBER 29. Don’t miss food allergy friendly fun including a photo booth, costume contest, games, boogie woogie choo choo, firetruck and more! Share […]

Family Allergy and Asthma Care Celebrates 25 Year Anniversary

By Family Allergy and Asthma Care • September 28, 2018 • No Comments

Family Allergy and Asthma Care Celebrating 25 years

This month marks Family Allergy & Asthma Care‘s 25 year anniversary! The early days of paper charts and asthma inhalers dosed four times a day are gone – replaced by electronic medical records (EMR) and once daily inhalers and monthly “biologic” injections. Most of the allergy medications that previously required a prescription (such as non-sedating antihistamines […]

Pollen Count Alert: September 26

By Family Allergy and Asthma Care • September 27, 2018 • No Comments

Ragweed Pollen Count Alert North Texas pollen counting station

Pollen Count ALERT: There is a HIGH concentration of RAGWEED. There is a moderate concentration of grass and low concentration of mold and weeds. Visit the website to get the full report. http://bit.ly/2zztVIl Contact our office to find relief today! 972-539-0086

Recall Alert: Montelukast Tablets

By Family Allergy and Asthma Care • September 4, 2018 • No Comments

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers and health care professionals about a voluntary recall of one lot of Montelukast Sodium Tablets – lot number MON17384, expiration 12/31/2019 – by Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Piscataway, N.J. Sealed bottles labeled as montelukast sodium tablets, 10 milligram, 30-count bottle from Camber were found to instead contain 90 tablets of Losartan Potassium Tablets, 50 mg. This tablet mix-up may pose a safety risk as taking losartan tablets when not prescribed has the potential to cause renal dysfunction, elevated potassium levels and low blood pressure. This risk is especially high for pregnant women taking the allergy and asthma medication montelukast because losartan, which is indicated to treat high blood pressure, could harm or kill the fetus. The FDA recommends that consumers who have this recalled product should contact their health care provider or pharmacist immediately. This recall is not related to the recent valsartan recalls that were due to an impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). “We want to ensure that patients who take montelukast are aware of this recall due to the serious risks associated with taking losartan in its place,” said Donald D. Ashley J.D., director of the office of compliance in the FDA’s center for drug evaluation and research. “Patients who take prescription drugs expect and deserve to have the medication their doctor prescribed.”

RECALL ALERT: FDA has announced a voluntary recall of Montelukast tablets by Camber Pharmaceuticals. Sealed bottles labeled as montelukast sodium tablets, 10 milligram, 30-count bottle were found to instead contain 90 tablets of Losartan Potassium Tablets, 50 mg. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers and health care professionals about a voluntary recall […]

EpiPen Extended Use Dates Issued

By Family Allergy and Asthma Care • August 21, 2018 • No Comments

FDA takes additional action to mitigate shortages of EpiPen by extending expiration date for specific lots of medication

Periodic shortages of epi across the U.S. that have occurred as a result of manufacturing, supply and delivery issues. Due to these shortages, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended expiration dates for specific lots of medication. Due to the intermittent supply interruptions of EpiPen, FDA is alerting health care professionals and patients […]

EPA Rule Causes Allergy & Asthma Network Concern

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Poor air quality EPA Asthma Allergies Family Care Flower Mound Denton Texas

Allergy & Asthma Network voiced concern today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal for the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule to replace the Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan established emission guidelines for states to follow in limiting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from certain fossil fuel-fired power plants. There are people in the United […]

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