Denmark's allergy therapies company, ALK-Abello AS, has become the latest European-headquartered firm to outline a corporate strategy that includes plans to crack the US allergists market, aiming to reduce the continued US reliance on "allergen extract" shots, and to boost the market for more recently developed allergy immunotherapy (AIT) treatments.
Can Denmark's ALK-Abello Crack The US Allergy Market?
Increasing patient and doctor awareness of sublingual anti-allergy tablets in the US, while at the same time cutting and rationalizing its product portfolio, are components of a new three-year business strategy aimed at making Denmark's ALK-Abello a less-niche player in the global allergy market.

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