Allergic drugs
When the patient takes the drug for the first time, the body produces the antibodies because it is believed to be harmful, dangerous to the body, and thus adheres to the mast cells, which are known as large cells, and the shape of spherical, and is important beside the immune system as it contains cytoplasmic granules, , Heparin, and serotonin.
The work of the cells is similar to the work of the alarm system, which warns the body. When the patient takes the medicine again, there is a battle between the antibodies and the components of the drug that produces the symptoms of allergies on the patient’s body.
Medications that cause allergy to the body
- Medications for the treatment of epilepsy.
- Antibiotics; such as: penicillin.
- Some antibiotics contain sulfonamides.
- Chemical drugs used in the treatment of cancer.
- Medications for the treatment of colds.
- Medications used in the treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- pain killers.
- Drugs for reducing pressure.
- Drugs used in the treatment of scorpion bite, snakes, and dog bites.
- Medications that treat thyroid.
Symptoms of allergy medications
- High body temperature.
- Facial swelling.
- Diarrhea and vomiting.
- Dizziness.
- Feeling of itching in the eye.
- Sense of shortness of breath.
- Runny nose.
- Itching and severe coughing.
- Skin rash.
Complications of drug allergies
- Hypertension.
- Unconsciousness.
- Accelerating heartbeat.
- Shortness of breath.
- Enlarged tongue and throat.
Sensitivity complications that appear after a period
- Anemia: Because of the intake of some drugs, which causes a decrease in the number of red blood cells, which leads to feeling tired, and fatigue.
- Nephritis: Symptoms of this condition are high temperature, and the presence of blood in the urine.
- Serum disease: Symptoms include pain in the joints, high temperature, and the appearance of a rash.
How to diagnose allergy medications
- Check the patch: The test is performed by placing a little of the expected drug that causes allergies on a patch. The patient is placed on top of the back with waiting for two to three days until the results appear. If the result is positive, the medicine changes and other drugs are used.
- Acupuncture: It is carried on the hand, where the doctor places a little medication on different areas of the hand, and injects the patient the place of each point, and awaits the results.
How To Treat Allergies From Medications
- Stop the use of the allergy medication.
- Use of antihistamines if the skin rash is mild.
- Injecting the patient with adrenaline in the case of severe allergies after consultation with the doctor.
- Change the drug causing allergies to another drug.
- The use of medical drugs containing cortisone in some cases seen by the doctor appropriate.