Allergy to Medicine

          

     Allergies to drugs

A drug allergy is an immune system reaction to a specific drug. The immune system incorrectly recognizes a drug as a harmful substance. Allergies can occur with both chemical drugs and herbal medicines.

Symptoms of Drug Allergy

Symptoms of drug allergy usually appear a few hours after taking the medication. However, symptoms may appear gradually and not appear immediately after the first use of the drug. In some cases, new symptoms appear after a few days or weeks of taking the medication. Sufferers commonly report the following symptoms:

Rashes or bumps on the skin that are red.

Itchy.

Fever.

Swollen.

Wheezing or shortness of breath

Nosebleed.

Cough.

Itchy, watery eyes

A severe allergic or anaphylactic reaction may be accompanied by the following symptoms, in addition to the ones listed above:

The heart is racing.

The airways and throat constrict, making breathing difficult.

Anxious and restless.

Dizzy.

Consciousness loss or fainting

Blood pressure plummeted dramatically.

In very serious and life-threatening conditions, drug allergy symptoms may be accompanied by:

• The skin is red and painful.
• The outer skin peels off.
• The skin looks blistered.
• Fever.
• The rash or blisters spread to the eyes, mouth, and genital area.

If severe or very serious allergy symptoms are found, the sufferer must be rushed to the hospital immediately.

Factors Associated with Drug Allergy

Not everyone is susceptible to developing drug allergies. Some of the risk factors are as follows:

Increased drug exposure, for example, as a result of repeated use over a long period of time or at high doses.

Descendants. If a person has a family member who is allergic to a drug, that person is more likely to develop a drug allergy.

Other types of allergies, such as food allergies, exist.

Have drug allergies, for example, someone allergic to Penicillin will also be allergic to Amoxicillin.

Have diseases such as HIV or Epstein-Barr virus infection.

Drug Allergy Diagnosis Diagnosis is accomplished in the following steps.

Travel history of drug allergies, history of other allergies, and allergy family history

Physical examination of allergy symptoms, such as a red rash, elasticity, and checking the patient's airway and heart.

Skin tests ( skin tests ) and blood tests are examples of laboratory tests.

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