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Drugs – prescribed and other

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Articles in this section cover allergic reactions to drugs, both prescribed and other. Please read the thumbnails below and click on the title of the article to open it.

Popular antibiotics may carry serious and wide ranging side effects – from the NYTimes Well blog. October 2010

Obtaining 'freefrom' prescription drugs – how to get prescription drugs free of lactose, starch, glucose or colourings. 2012

Spanish Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology call for drug packaging and information leaflets to clearly declare any potentially allergenic substances. 2011

ALK Abello launches a test for penicillin allergy after research shows that the majority of those who believe themselves to be allergic to penicillin are not. December 2011

Things to know about morphine allergy - a useful post from EmpowHER. December 2011

Sulfa drug allergy. March 2011

Allergic reactions to cancer drug cetuximab (Erbitux) surprisingly common in south eastern states of USA. March 2008

Drug-free dental anaesthesia - John Scott reports. September 2009

Common chemotherapy drug can trigger fatal drug reactions. June 2009

You might not have an allergy to the drug itself but in most medicine the 'active' drug is bulked out and packed in capsules and pills which very often contain starches and sugars (gluten and lactose) to which you may react. An investigation of allergenic excipients and how to avoid them. 2005

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