Just like you can be allergic to foods, you can also be allergic to medications.
The chances of an allergic reaction are higher when a medication is taken frequently, rubbed into the skin, or injected.
An allergic reaction usually happens within an hour after taking a drug, but sometimes it can appear several hours later!
The most common drugs known to cause allergic reactions are:
If you think you are allergic to a medication, call your doctor right away. If symptoms are severe, seek immediate
If you are allergic to a drug, your doctor may prescribe an alternative, OR you may be
Be sure to tell
gradually eased into taking the drug, starting
your doctor and pharmacist about
For serious allergic reactions, you may be
ALL allergies you
given a medication like an antihistamine.
Prepared by: Olivia Pane, UF College of
Hillsborough County Extension, 5339 County Road 579,
Pharmacy Intern, Mary A. Keith, PhD, LD/NFood, Nutrition and Health Agent
Seffner, Fl., 33584-3334, (813) 744-5519 FAX (813) 744-
5776. http://hillsborough,extension.ufl.edu
Medications Known to Cause Allergic Reactions
Acetazolamide Erythropoietin Meropenem Procaine Amoxicillin Ethacrynic Acid Nabumetone Rituximab Amoxicillin- Etodolac Nafcillin Salsalate clavulanate Fenoprofen Naproxen Silver Sulfadiazine Ampicillin Furosemide Natalizumab Sulfacetamide Ampicillin-sulbactam Glimepiride Omalizumab Sulfanilamide Glipizide Oxacillin Sulfasalazine Benzocaine Glyburide Oxaliplatin Sulfisoxazole Bumetanide Human growth Oxaprozin Sulindac Carbamazepine Oxcarbazepine Tetracycline Carboplatin Hydrochlorothiazide Paclitaxel Tolmetin Cefazolin Ibuprofen Penicillin VK Torsemide Cefdinir Imipenem Penicillin G Trimethoprim— Cefpodoxime Indomethacin sulfamethoxazole Phenobarbital Cefprozil Infliximab Valproic acid Phenytoin Cefuroxime Zonisamide Piperacillin- Cephalexin Interferon-B tazobactam Cisplatin Piroxicam Ketoprofen Ketorolac Diclofenac Lamotrigine This is a list of drugs Dicloxacillin Lidocaine which commonly cause allergic reactions. You Diflunisal Meloxicam could be allergic to a medication that is NOT on this list!
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Just like you can be allergic to foods, you can also be allergic to medications.
The chances of an