1. Prevalence of drug allergy labels in a tertiary pulmonary service in South India.
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Christopher, Devasahayam J., Natania, Arin, Daniel, Jefferson, Balamugesh, Thangakunam, Isaac, Barney, and Krishna, Mamidipudi Thirumala
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DRUG allergy ,DRUG side effects ,DRUG labeling ,ENTEROCOCCAL infections ,MEDICAL personnel ,ANALGESICS - Abstract
Keywords: anaphylaxis; angioedema; clinical immunology; drug allergy; IgE EN anaphylaxis angioedema clinical immunology drug allergy IgE 781 784 4 07/05/23 20230701 NES 230701 Key messages The prevalence of unverified drug allergy labels (DALs) was 5.6%. In all, seven (6.37%) patients reported an allergy but could not recall the names of the drugs and five patients reported an allergy to anti-TB drugs and could not recall the name of the implicated drug. The most common drug classes implicated were antibiotics - 59 (53.15%), followed by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - 20 (18.01%), radio-contrast medium - 12 (10.8%) and antihistamines - 6 (5.40%). [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
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