Drug allergies - Unknown dangers to patients

Expert Opinion on Drug Safety

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347-350

  Demoly, Pascal ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

Allergy diagnosis; Anaphylaxis; Drug allergy; Epidemiology; Hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BRADYKININ; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DRUG; LEUKOTRIENE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PROTAMINE; VANCOMYCIN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ALLERGY TEST; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIZATION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; EDITORIAL; ENZYME ASSAY; FIXED DRUG ERUPTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; PUSTULE; SKIN SENSITIVITY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; URTICARIA; VESICULAR RASH;

ANAPHYLAXIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 48749097357     PISSN: 14740338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14740338.7.4.347     Document Type: Editorial

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