allergey lecture pharm Flashcards
1
Q
What should you ask patients about their medication allergy?
A
What were the characteristics of the reactiion?
Has the patient taken medications similar or the same as the medication of concern?
was the reaction treated?
how long after begining the medication did the reaction occur?
2
Q
What classes of medications should be avoided in patient with confimed penicillin allergy?
A
- ALL medication in the penicillin class should be avoided
- ## Carapenems should only be used if all other options have failed and after eval by and allergist
3
Q
What are the characteristics/guidelines for a patient with Type II-IV HSR?
A
includes: serum sickness, stevens-johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, acute interstitial
