Which diuretics are safe and effective for patients with a sulfa allergy?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 488-490

  Healy, Ron ^a,b   Jankowski, Terry Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Alaska Family Practice Residency   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; SULFONAMIDE;

CROSS REACTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; NOTE; PATCH TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY;

DIURETICS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 34347361507     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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