Aspirin Allergy
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Symptoms
Prevention
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Aspirin Allergy Prevention
Prevention of an
aspirin
allergy
may include:
Pay close attention to all medication contents:
Read drug labels carefully.
Avoid medications with
salicylates
, subsalicylates, and
aspirin
Avoid all
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications
Take prescribed medications as directed.
Take a nonprescription antihistamine for allergic symptoms:
Diphenhydramine
(
Benadryl
)
Carry an epinephrine syringe:
Learn to use the syringe for severe
allergic reactions
.
Wear an alert bracelet or tag that identifies your
allergies
.
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Last Updated: Mar 13, 2008
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;
John H. Beckett, MD
;
D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Babu KS, Salvi SS. Aspirin and asthma. Chest. 2000 Nov;118(5):1470-6.
Reed CE. The natural history of asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2006 Sep;118(3):543-8; quiz 549-50.
Stevenson DD, Simon RA. Selection of patients for aspirin desensitization treatment. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2006 Oct;118(4):801-4. Epub 2006 Jul 24.
Szczeklik A, Stevenson DD. Aspirin-induced asthma: advances in pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2003 May;111(5):913-21; quiz 922.
