What is drug hypersensitivity?!
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highly sensitive to drugs (your body reacts very strongly - usually negatively to drugs).
having a slow metabolism can be a cause of this because the drug does not get processed quick enough to have its effect and it stays in your blood system. If you take your next dosage the effects are compounded.
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It is when you need to take a lesser amout of that drug in order for you body to react in the right manner. It is often the reason for drug allergy.
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Some people react very strongly to certain medications. Unfortunately, the strong reaction is not a good thing. All medicines are potentially toxic - that includes all herbals and other "alternative" medicines - and a hypersensitive person must stop taking the medicine to which he or she is reacting.
It has nothing to do with a person's metabolic rate. It can be quite serious, although hypersensitivity does not necessarily equate allergy.
It can be quite difficult for some folks, who turn out to be hypersensitive to many medicines. The best source of advice and help is your physician, followed by your pharmacist.
There are 4 types of hypersensitivity. Your immune system is too active and it fight against substances that are considered safe in other human being.
Drug hypersensitivity happens when your body immune system react against the drug. Symptoms can be mild (e.g. rashes) to serious (anaphylactic shock, renal disease, hepatitis etc).
The most common type is hypersensitivity type 1. This is also known as allergy.
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