Opioid cross-reactivity ... a historical allergic reaction to one opioid doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll have a similar reaction to another opioid from a different drug class.

To the Editor: The article by Strom et al. (Oct. 23 issue) 1 suffers from the classic shortcomings of retrospective studies of adverse drug reactions and particularly from the use of the term ...

An alternative hypothesis to sulfonamide cross-reactivity is that persons with allergies to one drug are more likely to be allergic to another, even structurally unrelated, drug. To test this ...

I'm writing about a recently posted "Ask the Expert" column in reply to a question about penicillin allergy and cross-reactivity with sulfa drugs. Dr. Briceland is certainly correct that there is ...

potential cross-reactivity, alternate drugs to prescribe, and where more detailed information can be obtained should be included in the drug allergy passport. The passport should be provided to ...

A positive skin test or adverse reaction to the oral challenge would confirm you should not take penicillin. Penicillin allergy is the most common drug allergy. For those not allergic, penicillin ...