Drug Allergies and Rashes

 What is a Drug Allergy?

A drug allergy is a reaction you get from any drug, either prescribed or over the counter, which you take, and your body is allergic to it. Typically, this is because your body's immune system reacts to the drug by setting off an allergic reaction. Most drug allergies are mild. In those cases, the symptoms disappear within a few days after you stop taking the medicine. Sometimes, taking something like Benadryl can help you overcome the allergic reaction to that medicine more quickly. There are also drug allergies that are serious and dangerous to you if not quickly taken care of.

Most drug allergies go away with time. One thing to remember is that once you have an allergic reaction to a drug, you will always be allergic to that drug. Now keep a look out because you may also be allergic to other drugs that are like that one you just were allergic to.

 Drug allergies are one type of harmful drug reaction, but there are other types of adverse drug reactions. Symptoms and treatments to adverse reactions will vary. Here at Advanced Dermatology & Skin Cancer Specialists, we take drug allergies very seriously, we will want to find out if you have a true drug allergy or if you are dealing with a bad reaction that isn't as serious.