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Drug Allergy and Hypersensitivity

Assessment and management of allergic reactions to medications.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
AllergyPharmacologyImmunology
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Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Angio-oedema and anaphylaxis
National
NICE guideline [CG183]: Drug allergy: diagnosis and management
National
Drug Allergies - Thong B, Vervloet D, Torres Jaen, MJ (Updated 2021)
Local
Drug allergy: A 2022 practice parameter update
Local
Important questions in drug allergy and hypersensitivity: consensus papers from the 2018 AAAAI/WAO international drug allergy symposium
Local
Practical Guidance for the Evaluation and Management of Drug Hypersensitivity: 2020 Update from the AAAAI
Local