Dr. Sanjay Swami

Dr. Swami moved to Jacksonville in 2003 after completing his fellowship training in allergy and immunology at Johns Hopkins Allergy and Asthma Center. Dr. Swami is board - certified in allergy and immunology by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology.

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Allergy and Asthma Information

You can find more information about allergy and asthma medications and possibly coupons and rebates at the end of this page. You can find more information at the Ask the Expert section of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology website.

Please visit Pubmed to search the medical literature.

Air Cleaners

Excellent review of air cleaners Consumersearch.com

Allergic Fungal Sinusitis

Emedicine

Allergic Rhinitis

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

**Handout with info about avoiding allergens

Using a neti pot (video)

**Recipe for a saline sinus rinse - use distilled water

Allergy Shots (Allergen Immunotherapy)

What are allergy shots?

**Practice Parameters

Allergy Skin Testing

What is allergy skin testing?

Alternative Medicine

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Index University of Maryland Medical Center

Anaphylaxis

National Institutes of Health

Angioedema (Swelling)

Emedicine

University of Maryland Medical Center

Asthma

Medline Plus Tutorial

National Institutes of Health

How to use an inhaler with a spacer - About.com

How to use an inhaler with a spacer and face mask - WebMD

**How to prime and clean an inhaler American College of Chest Physicians

**How to use Asmanex American College of Chest Physicians

**How to use Advair Diskus

How to use Symbicort

**How to use a nebulizer American College of Chest Physicians

Contact Dermatitis

Mayo Clinic

TRUE test

Drug Allergy

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Info from WebMD about penicillin allergy

Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)

National Institutes of Health

National Eczema Association

Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

Emedicine

Review from McKinley Health Center

Exercise Induced Anaphylaxis

Info from About.com

Food Allergies

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN)

Food Allergy website for kids

Food Allergy Initiative

Emedicine

Video Demonstration of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors

**Handout from FAAN listing foods to avoid

GERD (Reflux)

National Institutes of Health

Medline Plus Tutorial

Hives ( Urticaria)

Medline Plus

Emedicine

Immunodeficiency

Common Variable Immunodeficiency - Immune Deficiency Foundation

**Medline Plus - info about pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (Pneumovax)

Insect Allergy

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Practice Parameters

Mold exposure

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nasal Polyps

Mayo Clinic

Nasal Septal Deviation

Septoplasty info from WebMD

Tutorial on sinus surgery from Medline Plus

NSAID sensitivity

Info from About.com

Oral Allergy Syndrome

Surprisingly good info from Wikipedia

Sinusitis

Chronic sinusitis - Emedicine

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Sulfite Sensitivity

Info from About.com

Info from the University of Florida

Drug Information

Oral Antihistamines

Clarinex

diphenhydramine (Benadryl)

fexofenadine (OTC Allegra)

loratadine (Claritin, Alavert)

Xyzal (levocetirizine)

Zyrtec (OTC cetirizine)

Nasal Antihistamine Sprays

Astelin (azelastine)

Astepro

Patanase

Nasal steroid sprays

fluticasone (Flonase)

Nasacort AQ

Nasonex

Omnaris

Rhinocort Aqua

Veramyst

Antihistamine Eyedrops

ketotifen (OTC Zaditor)

Optivar

Patanol

Pataday

Leukotriene Antagonist

Singulair

Asthma Inhalers - steroid

Alvesco

Asmanex

Flovent (fluticasone)

Pulmicort Flexhaler

QVAR

Asthma Inhalers - combination steroid and long-acting bronchodilator

Advair Diskus and Advair HFA

Symbicort

Dulera

Asthma Inhalers - rescue (albuterol)

Proair HFA

Proventil HFA

Xopenex HFA

Ventolin HFA

Injectable Epinephrine (Adrenaline)

EpiPen and EpiPen, Jr.

Twinject

Oral Steroids

methylprednisolone (Medrol dose pack)

prednisolone (Orapred, Prelone)

Prednisone

Topical Steroids

triamcinolone

Other

cyclosporine

doxepin

Elidel

Protopic

sulfasalazine

Xolair