A drug allergy is not a "side-effect", it is an adverse event.
The first recommended course of action, in the event of an allergic reaction, is to AVOID the allergen.
If the allergic reaction is not serious, and exposure is absolutely necessary, then we can work on de-sensitizing ourselves by being exposed to minute amounts of the allergen to work our way up to a therapeutic level/tolerable response. This is the standard approach to managing allergic reaction, at least as I've been taught.
I have never heard it recommended that we just immediately mask any/all allergic responses by pre-medicating everyone with antihistimines, not for any other drug, ever. I feel this approach defies logic.
I hope it does not prove to have a snowball effect, leading to other health problems in the longer run.
JMHO.
Cherie
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