Articles on Drug allergy

Checking drug allergies and cross-allergies in the digital medical history

“Penicillin allergy” is one of the most frequent entries in the preoperative medical history – and one of the least precise. Without more detailed information on the type of reaction, time course and organ system affected, it is impossible to judge whether an allergy is actually present or whether certain alternative drugs can be considered. A structured digital allergy history can ask specifically for exactly the information that makes a reliable classification possible in the first place.