Restarting Venom Immunotherapy After the Recent Venom Extract Shortage: Our Experience as a Tertiary Center

With the recent shortage of venom extract, we had 25 patients who required stopping of venom immunotherapy (VIT). The March 2017 task force recommendation focused on prolonging existing supplies, but gave limited insight into retesting or restarting VIT, after prolonged periods without a maintenance injection. Our clinic’s venom extract supply was exhausted by December 2016.