IBS-80 Skin Patch Test
The IBS-80 skin patch test is a patented and pain-free skin test that identifies your food allergies and may help control your IBS!
Role of Medical Arts Pharmacy
in preparing an IBS-80 Skin Patch Test:
Formulating the Test Patches
Pharmacists at Medical Arts prepare the actual IBS-80 skin patch test materials — the tiny wells with food and food-additive allergens that are attached to the hypoallergenic adhesive patches.
Custom Preparation According to Standards
These patches are made following state pharmacy board good manufacturing practices and United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapter 795 guidelines for non-sterile compounding, ensuring consistent quality and safety in the allergen preparations.
Inclusion of 80 Distinct Food/Allergen Preparations
Medical Arts Pharmacy compounds the mix of 80 individual food and additive allergen samples used in the test — something that isn’t commercially available off the shelf and must be carefully measured and stabilized for patch testing.
Allergen Handling Expertise
Pharmacies at Medical Arts that do nonsterile compounding are uniquely equipped to handle, measure, and combine specific food materials for dermatologic patch testing, which requires precise dosing and stability to reliably detect delayed hypersensitivity reactions.
Supporting a Clinical Diagnostic Process
By providing the prepared patches to physicians or clinics offering IBS-80 testing, our pharmacy enables the practical implementation of the IBS-80 test in patient care settings.