Allergy Injections

If you need allergy injections to maintain a desensitization schedule prescribed by your allergist, the Sindecuse Health Center staff can assist you by administering your antigen. We will, however, need your help. We will need clearly written instructions and an up-to-date injection schedule (last injection recorded with strength and amount) from your allergist, as well as the bottle of antigen you are presently using.

If you are a first time allergy patient who has never received an allergy injection, we ask that you please return to your allergist to begin your desensitization schedule. We will NOT administer your first injection.

Allergy patients who are receiving their injections at Sindecuse Health Center for the first time are requested to call ahead for a 30 minute consultation with a Registered Nurse. At this appointment, a review of your physician's orders, your medication history, and the allergist's schedule will be completed. In addition, Your nurse will provide an overview of Sindecuse allergy injection policy as well as an overview of campus and community services available to you.

Allergy injections are provided

  • Monday and Thursday 8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and from 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Friday 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and from 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Park in the designated student gated health center area.
  • Check in at registration.
  • If available, bring health insurance information.
  • The nurse will administer the injection and you must plan to wait at the Health Center for 20 minutes after your injection to ensure that you do not have a reaction to your antigen. Reactions are rare but if you do have a reaction, nurses and doctors are immediately available to provide you with effective emergency care. If a delayed reaction occurs, please return to the Health Center. If the Health Center is closed, go to the hospital emergency room or Immediate Care Center.

Cost: Single injections - $20.00; Multiple injections - $27.00.

For more information, call 387-3290.

 

Sindecuse Health Center
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 5445 USA
(269) 387-3287 | (269) 387-3204 Fax
shc-webmail@wmich.edu