Allergic reaction to croscarmellose sodium used as excipient of a generic drug

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 709-710

  Mumoli, N ^a   Cei, M ^a   Luschi, R ^a   Carmignani, G ^a   Camaiti, A ^a  

^a Livorno Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM; FUROSEMIDE; GENERIC DRUG; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MORPHINE; NITRATE; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; EXCIPIENT;

AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BIOEQUIVALENCE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEART FAILURE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM; DRUG ERUPTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUGS, GENERIC; EXCIPIENTS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS;

EID: 84855734895     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq175     Document Type: Article

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