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West Indian med. j
; 33(2): 84-6, June 1984.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-11488
RESUMO
A six-month survey was performed to determine the incidence of adverse reactions to Alphathesin (Althesin) in a West Indian community. Of the 69 patients surveyed, 30 showed adverse reactions to the drug, but these could have been due to overdosage. A 2 percent incidence of bronchospasm was a sigfnificant finding as this reaction would be due to hypersensitivity and is a high figure. The paper suggests that care should be exercised in the use of this drug since there appears to be significant incidence of adverse reactions in our community (AU)