March 16, 2021: SafeMedicationUse.ca - Allergies to Ingredients in Medication Products
Consumers sometimes have allergies to certain medications. In some cases, the allergy may not be related to the medicinal ingredient in the medication product. Instead, it may involve one of the other ingredients in the product, such as a preservative or a dye. These are called "nonmedicinal ingredients".SafeMedicationUse.ca received several reports describing preventable allergic reactions to nonmedicinal ingredients. In one example, a consumer took the antibiotic amoxicillin and experienced an allergic reaction to a corn-based ingredient. The consumer's allergy was noted in the pharmacy's computer system. However, most pharmacy systems are not set up to flag problems with all nonmedicinal ingredients. Read more … | Français
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