In general, if you experience redness, itching, or difficulty breathing after taking certain medications, it is a result of a drug allergy. An accurate diagnosis is the most important element of treatment.
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Misdiagnosed drug allergies result in the use of less suitable or more expensive drugs. Details about the onset of symptoms, the length of time the medication has been used, and the improvement or worsening of symptoms are important clues to help the doctor make a diagnosis. Doctors may still request additional tests, such as skin and blood tests.
Several tests may be needed to determine whether you are allergic to a drug or a group of drugs. For example, penicillin drugs are a common class of antibiotics but are associated with many other drugs. Therefore, if you have been told that you have an allergy to penicillin, it could mean that you may also be allergic to other similar drugs. Penicillin is the most common drug allergy.
Common tests to identify drug allergy in general include:
Skin testing is a safe way to introduce the suspected allergen to the skin. Here the reaction occurs only at that point. This reaction poses a low risk of a serious reaction, such as a reaction when the drug is first taken.
If the body's response to the allergen occurs over a longer period of time, patch testing is done to check the level of response to a drug. It may take a few days to a week for the patch test to react. As with skin testing, many drugs can be tested simultaneously using a patch test.
The oral or swallowing test is the final test to see if a drug is safe to take. This test means swallowing a pill or liquid medicine. The test is done with an injection under the skin or muscle and the response is monitored.
The desensitization test is done by slowly introducing a drug into the body, and generally this test is performed if there is a positive allergic reaction to a drug. This procedure is his way of tricking the immune system into thinking he is not allergic. Desensitization is a temporary solution, it should be repeated each time the drug is needed.
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