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More than a million people in the US experience various types of allergies each year, hence, identifying potential allergens is critical to managing upper and lower respiratory infections.

ImmunoCAP™ Test for Allergies Made More Accessible Across US

Research-backed, low-cost testing supporting allergy diagnosis is now easily available to more people in more communities

Thermo Fisher Scientific
Published:May 25, 2023
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PORTAGE, MI — Thermo Fisher Scientific /inc. recently announced it is making ImmunoCAP™ Specific IgE tests available to more patients across the US. The ImmunoCAP™ tests are now available to patients at all Kroger Health The Little Clinic LLC (The Little Clinic®) locations and can be taken on-site through a blood draw.

The ImmunoCAP™ specific IgE regional respiratory profiles now offered at The Little Clinic® require one blood draw, analyzed at an off-site clinical laboratory. These tests are not new to the industry and are backed by 50+ years of research and development. Expanding into The Little Clinic sites will help more patients take actionable preventative health steps to mitigate their allergies.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America estimates that more than 100 million Americans experience various types of allergies each year, with allergies being the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the US. Identifying potential allergic triggers is critical to managing patients presenting with upper and lower respiratory symptoms.

“Discovering the actual cause of allergy-like symptoms is vital to empowering patients to address their condition from a preventative medicine standpoint, allowing a more personalized management plan,” said Gary Falcetano, PA-C, AE-C, scientific affairs manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific. “Adding trusted and accurate ImmunoCAP™ testing to all The Little Clinic® locations will enable clinicians to help many more patients get the answers they need to proactively manage their health.”

The Little Clinic®’s on-site licensed health care professionals provide credible and convenient care to patients in a neighborhood grocery store. These clinicians can deliver personalized care through a variety of convenient, low-cost treatment, screening, and diagnostic services. Offering the ImmunoCAP™ blood test in local communities is one more service that makes healthcare accessible and convenient to patients.

Documented in more than 4,000 peer-reviewed publications and referenced in health guidelines around the globe, ImmunoCAP™ blood tests can help identify allergic sensitization to common environmental allergens—seasonal and perennial, indoor and outdoor.

ImmunoCAP™ specific IgE tests are the gold standard in in vitro allergy diagnostics with hundreds of whole allergen, allergen mixes, and allergen component tests, which can be performed irrespective of a patient’s age, skin condition, medication, disease activity, and pregnancy.

- This press release is supported by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.