Mum left in excruciating pain and unable to walk after taking just 3 antibiotic pills to treat UTI
TWO types of commonly-prescribed antibiotics could put patients at risk of dangerous skin rashes, a new study warns.or were hospitalised due to severe skin rashes, known as cutaneous adverse drug reactions , which can also affect the organs.Scientists found there were two cADR-related hospital visits for every 1,000 antibiotic prescriptions dispensed, and about one in eight patients who visited A&E with antibiotic-related cADRs were hospitalised.
Patients should be aware of rash, fever, and other symptoms, which can start weeks after a prescription has been started and even after the course of antibiotics has stoppedDr Erika Lee, an allergist and a trainee with ICES and Temerty Medicine’s Eliot Phillipson Clinician-Scientist Training Program, said: "The good news is that most patients who visited the hospital with these reactions were discharged without being admitted, so that should be reassuring to providers and patients.
Medication could also be given if the infection would take too long to clear on its own or if it carries the risk of more serious complications.Most people will feel better towards the end of the course, but this varies, and will depend on the drug being taken.
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