Allergic drug reactions. How to minimize the risks.

Article

Allergic drug reactions. How to minimize the risks.

Postgraduate medicine - 1 Aug 1995

Bernstein J A

Abstract excerpt

Assessment of patients in whom an allergic drug reaction is suspected should include a carefully taken drug history. This should be followed by diagnostic testing if it is available for the drug in question. If neither an alternative therapeutic agent nor a diagnostic test is available, then a pr...

Topics

Algorithms
Comorbidity
Cross Reactions
Drug Hypersensitivity
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Male
Penicillins
Risk Factors
Sulfonamides

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