Regular use of the medication reduces the risk that an accidental exposure to small amounts of an allergy-inducing food will trigger a life-threatening reaction.
Patients must still avoid the food, and keep epinephrine nearby to treat a sudden allergic reaction. But a simple misstep - unwittingly taking a bite of a contaminated food, for instance - is no longer catastrophic.
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