CATIE TOXICITY: The Types of Reactions

TOXICITY: The Types of Reactions

TreatmentUpdate43: Vol. 4, No. 3, July, 1993
Sean Hosein

In general, the adverse reactions and drug interactions which appear in this issue of TreatmentUpdate have not been published in past issues. In some cases we will report on ways to deal with these side effects. Most side effects can be broken down into 5 groups:

* Skin reactions: rashes, redness, itching, sensitivity to sunlight

* Shock ("anaphylactic-like reaction")

* Fever

* Liver damage: usually detected by increasing blood levels of liver enzymes

* Bone marrow/blood cell damage: anemias of red and white blood cells can occur if the drug(s) is toxic to the bone marrow. In other cases drug allergies can cause indirect destruction of blood cells without damaging the bone marrow.

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