Adverse drug reaction classification by health professionals: appropriate discrimination between allergy and intolerance?

ConclusionsHealth professionals have suboptimal understanding of classification of ADRs. Strategies are required to strictly avoid re-exposure of patients to drugs which carry an increased risk of inducing a dangerous reaction, whilst minimising the avoidance of drugs which are of minimal risk or allowing the use of low-risk drugs where the benefits may be significant.
Source: Clinical and Translational Allergy - Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research