Drug Allergy

Abdul Waheed; Tiffany Hill; Nidhi Dhawan

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2016.04.005

Drug Allergy

Prim Care. 2016 Sep;43(3):393-400. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2016.04.005.

Authors

Abdul Waheed¹, Tiffany Hill², Nidhi Dhawan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family & Community Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA. Electronic address: awaheed1@hmc.psu.edu.
² Department of Family & Community Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.

PMID: 27545730
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2016.04.005

Abstract

An adverse drug reaction relates to an undesired response to administration of a drug. Type A reactions are common and are predictable to administration, dose response, or interaction with other medications. Type B reactions are uncommon with occurrences that are not predictable. Appropriate diagnosis, classification, and entry into the chart are important to avoid future problems. The diagnosis is made with careful history, physical examination, and possibly allergy testing. It is recommended that help from allergy immunology specialists should be sought where necessary and that routine prescription of Epi pen should be given to patients with multiple allergy syndromes.

Keywords: Diagnosis; Drug allergy; Drug reaction; Hypersensitivity; Presentation; Prevention; Treatment.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Comorbidity
Drug Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
Drug Hypersensitivity / drug therapy
Drug Hypersensitivity / immunology*
Humans
Immunoglobulin E / immunology
Primary Health Care
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
T-Lymphocytes / immunology
Time Factors

Substances

Immunoglobulin E