Identifying the most at-risk age-group and longitudinal trends of drug allergy labeling amongst 7.3 million individuals in Hong Kong [PDF]
Background Incorrect drug ‘allergy’ labels remain a global public health concern. Identifying regional trends of drug allergy labeling can guide appropriate public health interventions, but longitudinal or population drug allergy studies remain scarce ...
Valerie Chiang+4 more
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Drug allergy encompasses a spectrum of immunologically-mediated hypersensitivity reactions with varying mechanisms and clinical presentations. This type of adverse drug reaction not only affects patient quality of life, but may also lead to delayed ...
Richard Warrington+2 more
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New Challenges in Drug Allergy: the Resurgence of Excipients. [PDF]
Purpose of Review Allergy to excipients is a cause of multidrug allergy and if it is not taken into account, it can lead to unexpected severe reactions.
Venturini Díaz M+4 more
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Feasibility of a drug allergy registry-based excipient allergy database and call for universal mandatory drug ingredient disclosure: the case of PEG [PDF]
BackgroundExcipient allergy is a rare, but potentially lethal, form of drug allergy. Diagnosing excipient allergy remains difficult in regions without mandatory drug ingredient disclosure and is a significant barrier to drug safety.ObjectiveTo ...
Andy Ka Chun Kan+4 more
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Dietary parameters in patients with drug allergy: Assessing dietary inflammatory index [PDF]
Background Research on the increasing incidence of allergic diseases evidenced the role of diet as a potential key factor. Diet can modulate the low-grade systemic inflammation related to obesity and several diseases.
Eunice Dias de Castro+4 more
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Hong Kong Drug Allergy Delabelling Initiative (HK-DADI) consensus statements for penicillin allergy testing by nonallergists. [PDF]
Introduction Penicillin allergy testing has been traditionally performed by allergists, but there remains a huge deficit of specialists. A multidisciplinary effort with nonallergists would be invaluable to overcome the magnitude of penicillin allergy ...
Li PH+13 more
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Drug Allergy Profile From a National Drug Allergy Registry [PDF]
Background: Drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs) are among the most frequent reasons for consultation in allergy departments and are becoming more common due to increasing prevalence and case complexity.Objective: To describe the most common drugs ...
Mona Al-Ahmad+4 more
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BackgroundDrug challenge tests serve to evaluate whether a patient is allergic to a medication. However, the allergy list in the electronic health record (EHR) is not consistently updated to reflect the results of the challenge, affecting clinicians ...
Ying-Chih Lo+10 more
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Drug allergy encompasses a spectrum of immunologically-mediated hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) with varying mechanisms and clinical presentations. This type of adverse drug reaction (ADR) not only affects patient quality of life, but may also lead to ...
Samira Jeimy+5 more
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Diagnostic procedures & practices in drug allergy/hypersensitivity: a survey of 13 Asian countries. [PDF]
Background The issues and challenges in the diagnosis of drug allergy/hypersensitivity among children and adults in Asia are likely to be different from non-Asian countries.
Tang MM+25 more
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