Breakspear has the only Manufacturing 'Specials' License laboratory in the United Kingdom producing these tailor-made antigen vaccines.

At Breakspear Hospital, we specialise in the treatment of allergy, intolerance and sensitivity using the proven technique of allergen-specific low-dose immunotherapy (also know as provocation/neutralisation).

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The technique employs intradermal skin tests of sequentially lower concentrations of antigens, until a wheal response that does not increase in size is obtained. This concentration of the antigen can then safely be used in regular low-dose desensitisation treatment.

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The technique originated in the United States and is used by over 3,000 doctors worldwide. An estimated 30 million patients have been treated without significant adverse effects. It is successful in managing patients who cannot tolerate, or are not helped by, standard suppressive allergy therapy, and those in whom specific drug therapy is relatively contraindicated (e.g. steroid therapy in a patient with osteoporosis).

Breakspear has the only Manufacturing 'Specials' License laboratory in the United Kingdom producing these custom-made, unpreserved antigens. We offer antigen vaccines for over 500 different kinds of food and other allergens.

How to re-order antigen vaccines

If you are a patient of Breakspear or a consulting physician and wish to re-order antigen vaccines, please print out and complete an antigen vaccine order form with a dark ink pen and fax to +44 (0) 1442 266 388 or mail to the Hospital, attention “Antigen Vaccine Laboratory”.

Further instructions on how to re-order your antigen vaccines are available at Instructions for Re-ordering Antigen Vaccines.