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5 Signs You May Be At Risk For A Prescription Drug Allergy

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People react to medication differently. Medication reactions can range from being mild in nature to more life threatening. It is essential that you are taking your medication exactly as the doctor prescribes it. If you experience any side effects, or if you feel you are having an allergic reaction, contact your doctor. If the reaction is severe, get medical attention immediately before you contact your doctor. Below are 5 signs you might be having an allergic reaction from a prescription drug. 1. Skin Rash Skin rashes occur when you are having an allergic reaction to a medication. Many people have allergies to specific drugs and a few days after taking them, they can end up with a rash if they are indeed allergic to them. Penicillin is a common drug that people are allergic to. Typically, it is advised to stop immediately taking this drug and wait for the rash to subside. The itching can be soothed with over-the-counter topical treatments. In more severe cases, your doctor will p...

5 Side Effects of Drugs

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Drugs are not to be messed around with and can be genuinely damaging to your health if not used as prescribed. The indiscriminate usage of medicines or substance abuse possesses its own negative effects, and some are either because of incorrect application, not taking the preventative measures or over using the medicines. A few of the recognized side effects of substance abuse as a result consist of: 1. Over dosage: although the individual does not have any inclination to increase the dose of the medication to be able to create a preferred effect, he might unintentionally take more than the required dosage either because he fails to realize what dosage he should take or due to the fact he thinks that the greater the dosage he takes the quicker the drug heals his ailment. Some over dose produce slight symptoms while some could be deadly. 2. Under dosage: another side-effect of substance abuse is under dosing. The individual might want to take the medication to be able to deal wi...