Respiratory allergies follow a chronic and progressing disease course. Allergy symptoms may worsen over time, especially when left untreated ¹.

Globally, over 400 million people suffer from allergic rhinitis ².

Allergic rhinitis is often under-diagnosed. From onset of symptoms, a patient may have waited eight years to see a specialist _³.

If left untreated, allergic rhinitis symptoms can increase, leading to a spiral of worsening co-existing conditions ⁴.

Asthma and allergic rhinitis are estimated to result in more than 100 million lost workdays and missed school days every year ⁵.

Patients can experience more than 15 days of symptoms in one month ⁶.

Yet allergy immunotherapy is used in <10% of eligible patients⁷.

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