drug allergy
Adverse pharmaceutical reaction
A drug allergy is an adverse immune reaction to a medication.
Unlike side effects, which are predictable responses, allergies involve the immune system treating a drug as a threat—producing symptoms ranging from mild rashes to life-threatening anaphylaxis.
Common culprits include penicillin, aspirin, and sulfa drugs.
She wears a bracelet warning of her drug allergy.
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- hivesRaised itchy skin reaction
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- break outTo suddenly emerge or escape
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
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- allergiesallergist, hay fever, histamine, prick test, skin test
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- Allergic Reactionsanaphylaxis, anaphylactic shock, histamine, hives, swelling
- contraindicationspregnancy, breastfeeding, hypersensitivity, kidney disease, liver disease
- drug reactionsadverse reaction, adverse reactions, side effects, anaphylaxis, hypersensitivity
- Medical Harmsmedication errors, surgical error, surgical errors, wrong medication, misdiagnosis