Patent ID: 9649303
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P

Claim:
1. A method for the prophylaxis of the development of a peanut or hazelnut allergy in a patient undergoing allergy desensitization and wherein the patient is at risk of sensitization to one or more antigen(s) or allergen(s) if said patient is exposed to said antigen(s) or allergen(s), and wherein said risk of sensitization is due to existing impaired gastrointestinal digestion and/or increased intestinal permeability, wherein said method comprises administering an effective amount of a mast cell stabilizer, wherein the mast cell stabilizer is ketotifen, in free or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form; and wherein the antigen(s) or allergen(s) are administered and are peanuts or hazelnuts.