Should celecoxib be contraindicated in patients who are allergic to sulfonamides? Revisiting the meaning of 'sulfa' allergy

Drug Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 239-247

  Knowles, S ^a,b   Shapiro, L ^a,b   Shear, N H ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CELECOXIB; FUROSEMIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULFONAMIDE; SUMATRIPTAN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CROSS REACTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 0035041234     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200124040-00001     Document Type: Review

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