Episode 15- The misleading "sulfa" allergy
ER-Rx: An ER + ICU Podcast
English - July 21, 2020 11:00 - 3 minutes - 2.6 MBMedicine Health & Fitness pharmacy pharmacist physician resident physician assistant nurse practitioner nurse medicine emergency department emergency room Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today, we discuss what it means to have a "sulfa" allergy. Are things such as furosemide and tamsulosin really contraindicated in these patients? Tune In!
References:
Smith WB. ‘Sulfur allergy’ label is misleading. Aust Prescr. 2008; 31: 8-10
Strom BL, Schinnar R, Apter AJ, et al. Absence of cross-reactivity between sulfonamide antibiotics and sulfonamide nonantibiotics. NEJM. 2003; 349: 1628-1635
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