Drug Hypersensitivity
| Definition: |
Immunologically mediated adverse reactions to medicinal substances used legally or illegally. |
| Notes: |
use in conventional sense and not for allergy to every category D term; allergy to non-drug chemical substance=substance /ad eff + HYPERSENSITIVITY or its specifics /etiol; manual 23.24+ |
Drug Hypersensitivity Definitions and Terms
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