Department of Pediatrics

Long-acting beta-agonists not linked to oral food challenge reaction severity

Written by Healio | April 01, 2026

“It is reasonable for allergists to consider continuing the LABA when they’re doing a food challenge in a patient with asthma that’s controlled on a combination inhaled steroid and LABA inhaler,” Bruce J. Lanser, director of the pediatric food allergy program at National Jewish Health [and associate professor of pediatrics], told Healio.