Up to 30 per cent of people in hospital suffer allergic reactions to drugs
during their treatment, according to a review of the literature in The
Journal of the American Medical Association (vol 278, p 1895). The
reactions, which range from mild to life-threatening, are caused by people
becoming sensitive to the drugs after previous exposure to them.
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