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Common antibiotics carry small but serious risks of life-threatening drug reactions, but some are safer than others
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Common antibiotics carry small but serious risks of life-threatening drug reactions, but some are safer than others

News Release 8-Aug-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationInstitute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences image: Common antibiotics carry serious riskof life-threatening drug reactions,but safer options exist Credit: ICES Toronto, ON, May 15, 2024 – Two classes of commonly prescribed oral antibiotics are associated with the greatest risk for severe drug rashes that can lead to emergency department visits, hospitalizations and...

Antiseizure medications can produce life-threatening reactions
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Antiseizure medications can produce life-threatening reactions

by Andrew Smith, Rutgers University MAY 15, 2024 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMolecular tests and other screening tools can lessen the risk of potentially fatal reactions to antiseizure medications that millions of Americans take for epilepsy and other conditions, but skin rashes still require speedy medical attention, according to research from Rutgers Health. Rashes are a common...