Eligible Carolina students, post-docs, and partners who have started allergy shots may continue injections with a nursing staff member in the Allergy Clinic. The allergist will remain the patient’s physician in relation to allergy immunotherapy. The allergist must give the initial injection and provide detailed information prior to the administration of allergy injections at Campus Care. Allergy testing is not provided at Campus Care.
How to Prepare for Your First Allergy Clinic Appointment
Step 1: Have your Allergist request our service.
Campus Care cannot give your initial allergy injection. You must already be receiving allergy injections with an allergist.
Have your Allergist complete and sign this form and return it to us by fax at 919-966-0108, in person, or by mail to:
Allergy Clinic
Campus Care
CB# 7470, James A. Taylor Bldg.
UNC-Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7470
Step 2: Prepare your serum and shot record for the Allergy Clinic at Campus CAre.
- Serum vials must have your name, contents, concentration and expiration dates on the labels. We cannot use the serum vials if they are expired or there is no expiration date on the label.
- Each serum vial must have enough for the first few injections.
- A shot record with instructions for each vial must be included and this information must match the labels on the vials. Recent shots with the dates, name of serum, location of each injection, concentration and any reactions should also be included.
- Serum may be hand delivered or mailed to the Allergy Clinic prior to your first visit. (Avoid exposure to extreme heat and cold) After arrival, all serum will be stored in a temperature controlled refrigerator.
Step 3: SCHEDULE YOUR initial appointment with the Nursing Staff Member
- Once all documents and serum have been received and reviewed, the nursing staff member will call you to schedule your first appointment
- Arrive 15 minutes early for your first appointment and remember to bring your insurance card with you.
- An initial appointment takes extra time as the allergy nurse will ask you to complete a questionnaire regarding your allergy symptoms and treatment, review your allergist’s orders, provide you with an orientation and more information about the allergy clinic, and ask you to sign a consent to receive your allergy shots at Campus Care.
- If everything is in order, you may receive an allergy shot at your first visit.
- Remember to allow additional time in your schedule for the required 20-30 minute wait after injections.
- Future appointments typically will be made during your visits to the allergy clinic. Please coordinate with the allergy clinic staff to schedule.
- Students under age 18 need written parental consent for allergy injections.
There is a charge for the administration of allergy injections at Campus Care.
The Allergy Clinic cannot store serum for people who are not receiving injections at Campus Care. Any serum left in the Allergy Clinic at the end of each semester will be discarded if you are not actively receiving allergy shots. Campus Care will not mail any allergy serums to you or an allergist.