Open AccessUse of Epinephrine in Patients with Drug-Induced Anaphylaxis: An Analysis of the Beijing Pharmacovigilance Database
Author(s) -
Tiansheng Wang,
Xiang Ma,
Yan Xing,
Shusen Sun,
Hua Zhang,
Til Stürmer,
Bin Wang,
Xiaotong Li,
Huilin Tang,
Ligong Jiao,
Suodi Zhai
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international archives of allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1423-0097
pISSN - 1018-2438
DOI - 10.1159/000475498
Subject(s) - medicine , epinephrine , anaphylaxis , dosing , pharmacovigilance , anesthesia , adverse effect , bolus (digestion) , respiratory arrest , database , allergy , computer science , immunology
Few studies assessing the use of epinephrine in drug-induced anaphylaxis (DIA) in the hospital setting are available. We utilized the Beijing Pharmacovigilance Database (BPD) to evaluate the appropriateness of epinephrine for DIA management.