Big Pharma Allergy Medicines Could Be Headed For Trouble
A new product that uses physics to keep allergens out and does not use drugs to treat allergy symptoms could put a damper on the sales of allergy medicines
Somerville, NJ (PRWEB) April 11, 2005 -- With a bumper crop of pollen expected this year, 40 -- 50 million Americans will be heading to the drug store to fill their prescriptions and/or purchase over the counter allergy relief medicines... Or will they? With over $5 Billion in annual sales, pharmaceutical companies make a nice profit on their allergy relief medicines. But will that change? What would happen to the industry if allergy sufferers didnt have any symptoms? Or what would happen if their symptoms were not as bad as before?
Well we all know the story of the Bubble Boy." There was a movie a while back on him and he was also an episode on Seinfeld. The story goes that this boy is allergic to everything and has to be kept in a plastic bubble to keep all the allergens that he is allergic to, out. Well this is not so drastic. Everyone who suffers from seasonal and other airborne allergens knows what it is like when they breathe in the particles they are allergic to. We all know people who had to get rid of pets because someone was allergic to the animal.
The pharmaceutical industry has made a nice income off of all these allergy sufferers, but that could be changing. A small company in Somerville, NJ has taken a different approach to the allergy problem. Instead of treating the symptoms, why not use simple physics to keep the allergens out of the nasal passage? We have all seen those expensive electrostatic filters and ionizers that clean the air. What would happen if we could filter out the allergens just before we breathe them in? All allergens have a small electrostatic charge that is why those electrostatic filters work. A new product, called NasalGuard that is coming on to the marketplace does just that. This invisible, fragrance-free, drug-free gel contains a tiny little charge that filters out the pollen, dust, pet dander and other air borne allergens before they enter the nasal passage.
From the looks of it, both Doctors and patients are quite impressed with NasalGuard. "With over 20 years treating patients for asthma and allergies, it is an exciting prospect to me to have something safe, topical, preventative and free of medication that can actually trap the allergen particles before they reach your nose. I've had my patients use NasalGuard with great success and I urge you to try it for yourself", states Dr. Paul Ratner, an Allergist in San Antonio, Texas. Trutek claims that a number of people who have tried NasalGuard have even cut back on the drugs they take or stopped taking them all together. Its a simple matter of physics," states inventor Ashok Wahi of his unique and patented methodology for filtering allergens.. Mr. Wahis, daughter has suffered from severe allergies to cats. So instead of pumping her full of drugs Mr. Wahi, an engineer by trade looked at the problem from the eyes of an engineer. I knew that if I kept my daughter from breathing in the allergens, she would not present any symptoms. And, I took the challenge in creating something that will be safe enough for use by my own daughter."
After years of research, NasalGuard has now come to fruition and it looks like the pharmaceutical companies who make their living off of allergy sufferers, might have to think of a new product line. Recently, Claritin, the leading OTC drug made by Schering Plough, made the milestone mark of over $1 Billion in sales. A tube of NasalGuard costs less then $10 and can last over two months! The best part about it is that it is not a drug and has no side effects. Most drug users have to tolerate side effects such as headaches, fatigue, nervousness, drowsiness and even nausea. Applied like a sun screen, NasalGuard filters out the allergens much like sunscreen filters out ultraviolet rays. As of now, NasalGuard can be purchased online and in some retail stores. The makers of NasalGuard are so confident of the product that the offer a full 120-day money back guarantee.
Youll be hard pressed to find Big Pharma offer that!
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