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ImmunoCAP^® Allergy blood test

The most advanced allergy testing available to your family doctor is called the ImmunoCAP Allergy blood test. This simple blood test can be done quickly and safely at your family doctor's office. A small blood sample is sent to a laboratory to determine the precise amount of IgE antibodies present in the blood for each specific allergen. A single blood sample can be used to test for a number of allergens at one time, ensuring rapid, accurate diagnosis. Please talk to your doctor or print out your regional profile for specific information on allergens. The test can be done on just about anyone, and it is not affected by medications.

ImmunoCAP can tell your doctor if you do or do not have an allergy. If you have an allergy, you can find out exactly what you are allergic to and begin the best course of treatment. If you do not have an allergy, your doctor can use this valuable piece of information to help make an accurate diagnosis of your condition. Either way, you’ll be on your way to feeling better.

ImmunoCAP has been accepted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a truly quantitative (measurable) test for allergy. It’s accepted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other health organizations. Leading institutions such as Johns Hopkins, the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic use ImmunoCAP for their patients. Unlike older blood-testing technologies, ImmunoCAP has been proven accurate and reliable, and it produces results you can trust.^1,2

To find out how to get the ImmunoCAP Allergy blood test in your area, find your state in the pull-down menu on the left. Because this test is new to primary care, your doctor may not be aware of it. That's why we've created the Ask Your Doctor Printout in a PDF format. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print this document. Take it with you on your next office visit. It tells your doctor how to make the latest allergy-testing technology available to you.

1. Williams, PB, et al. Analytic precision and accuracy of commercial immunoassays for specific IgE; establishing a standard. J Allergy Clin Immunol. June 2000;1221-1230.
2. Szeinbach S, et al. Precision and accuracy of commercial laboratories’ ability to classify positive and/or negative allergen-specific results. Ann Allergy Asthma, Immunol. 2001;86(4):373-381.