Comments
Sensitization to drugs occurs during production and use: \
1. Handling by pharmaceutical chemists and technicians;\
2. Packaging and cleaning by manufacturing workers;\
3. Hand-compounding by pharmacists;\
4. Mixing animal feeds by farmers;\
5. Crushing tablets or preparing lyophilized solutions by nurses;\
6. Applying topical drugs to patients by nurses or physical therapists; [Kanerva, p. 479]\
Allergic Reactions in Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Workers\
OA = Occupational Asthma \
ACD = Allergic Contact Dermatitis \
CU = Contact Urticaria \
PACD = Photoallergic Contact Dermatitis \
ANTIBIOTICS\
Ampicillin OA \
Amoxicillin OA CU \
Azithromycin CU \
Bacitracin ACD \
Cephalosporins OA CU \
Chloramphenicol ACD \
Gentamycin ACD \
Iodochlorhydroxyquin (Vioform) ACD \
Isoniazid OA \
Lincomycin ACD \
Mezlocillin CU \
Neomycin ACD \
Nitrofurazone (Furacin) ACD \
Penicillin OA CU \
Piperacillin OA \
Spectinomycin ACD \
Spiramycin OA \
Streptomycin CU \
Sulbactam CU \
Sulfanilamide PACD \
Sulfathiazole OA \
Tetracyclines OA \
Thimerosal (Merthiolate) ACD \
Vancomycin OA \
Virginiamycin ACD \
CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS\
Azathioprine (Imuran) ACD\
Cisplatin CU\
Mitoxantrone OA\
ANTIHYPERTENSIVES\
Methyldopa OA\
Hydralazine OA ACD\
Alprenolol ACD\
Labetalol ACD\
Oxprenolol ACD\
Propanolol ACD\
NSAIDS\
Benzydamine (Difflam) ACD PACD \
Piroxicam (Feldene) ACD \
OTHER AGENTS\
Albendazole CU \
Azoperone ACD \
Benzocaine ACD \
Cimetidine OA \
Chlorpromazine PACD \
Codeine OA ACD \
Disulfiram (Antabuse) ACD \
Donepezil CU \
Famotidine (Pepcid) ACD \
Ipecac OA \
Levomepromazine CU \
Methamizole CU \
Morphine OA ACD \
Penicillamine OA \
Promethazine PACD \
Propacemetol ACD \
Phenothiazine PACD \
Procaine hydrochloride ACD \
Psyllium OA \
Quinidine ACD \
Ranitidine OA ACD \
Salbutamol intermediate OA \
Tafenoquine OA \
Tetracaine ACD \
from [Marks] and [Malo]; CU based on [Kanerva]\