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Allergy Injections

Allergy injections are administered according to the instructions and injection schedule provided by your allergist. Only current patients who are registered to a BWFHT primary care provider are eligible to access this service.

Important Information

Each patient is responsible for ensuring that the required documents and medication vials are delivered or brought to BWFHT. When the serum is received, BWFHT will call you to let you know so you can schedule an appointment with a BWFHT family physician.  The BWFHT physician will confirm that allergy shots can be started and write a doctor’s order that the BWFHT nurse will follow for your allergy desensitization therapy.  Once an allergy injection schedule is set up with you, you can call the nurse to book an appointment.

It is the patient’s responsibility to notify their allergist when their serum must be reordered.  The nurse will let you know when your remaining serum is running low.

How To Access

Only current patients who are registered to a BWFHT primary care provider are eligible to access this service.

What to Expect

To receive allergy shots at BWFHT:

  • Roster with a family physician at BWFHT
  • Complete allergy testing with the allergist who will order allergy desensitization treatment
  • Arrange for orders & serum to be sent to BWFHT

It is recommended that the allergist administer your first allergy shot in case you have a reaction. You can also receive your first allergy shot at our clinic from your family physician at BWFHT. Your allergist must send allergy desensitization treatment instructions and the injection schedule to BWFHT, including:

  • Schedule of injection progression
  • Instructions for adjusting doses for missed visits and local reactions
  • Contents of vials, including allergens, potency, expiration
  • Allergist’s signature and contact numbers
How To Prepare

All patients initiating immunotherapy at BWFHT must be seen by their BWFHT family physician or Nurse Practitioner prior to starting allergy injections, and an order to start allergy injections must be written in the patient’s chart.

Each patient must provide BWFHT with written documentation from their allergist including:

  • Schedule of injection advancement
  • Instructions for adjusting doses for missed visits and local reactions
  • Contents of vials, including potency and expiration date
  • The allergist’s contact information

The patient is responsible for ensuring that the required documents and serum vials are delivered to BWFHT.

All patients must wait 30 minutes in the waiting room after their allergy shot. If a patient is unable to wait 30 minutes post-injection, the allergy shot will not be given.

I currently receive allergy shots at the Campus Clinic and my allergy serum is stored there. Can I receive allergy shots at the Student Health and Wellness Centre, and will my allergy serum be transferred to that clinic?
  1. Our nursing team will be contacting all patients who currently receive allergy shots at the Campus Same Day Clinic (CSDC).
  2. You can continue to receive allergy shots until April 30th, 2022 only.
  3. The nurse will discuss your plan to pick up your remaining allergy serum, a copy of your allergy immunotherapy record and a copy of your allergist’s allergy desensitization treatment instructions and the injection schedule. No serum can be stored at the CSDC beyond April 30th.
  4. When you come to pick up your remaining allergy serum, you’ll need to bring a small, insulated container with an ice pack to transport the serum.
  5. For pick-up you’ll need to present, in person, at the reception desk located in suite 200 (2nd floor) at 100 Marie Curie private.

Students can contact the Student Health and Wellness Centre to make arrangements to receive allergy immunotherapy services and to store your allergy serum:

Website: https://www2.uottawa.ca/campus-life/health-wellness/student-health-wellness-centre

801 King Edward Avenue, Room N203

Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5

Tel.: 613-562-5498

Fax.:613-562-5451

Email: healthpromo@uottawa.ca

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