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Adrenaline-containing anaesthetics – allergy or side effect?
Peter Raftery shares his advice for effectively treating patients who wrongly believe that they are allergic to adrenaline-containing anaesthetics. A recent BBC News headline read ‘Millions wrongly labelled with penicillin allergy‘ (BBC, 2023). The Royal Pharmaceutical Society stated many UK citizens confuse side effects with an allergic reaction. Around 90% of people with supposed drug…