Are non-allergic drug reactions commonly documented as medication "allergies"? A national cohort of Veterans' admissions from 2000 to 2014.

Kevin W McConeghyAisling R CaffreyHaley J MorrillAmal N TrivediKerry L LaPlante

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2016)

We report that penicillins and opiates are the most commonly documented drug allergies among VA inpatients, but other drug classes such as ACE inhibitors, statins and NSAIDs are becoming increasingly common. Clinicians also commonly document non-allergic ADRs in the allergy section such as cough or myalgia. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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