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What To Do If Fell Ill After Taking OTC Drug Due To Allergic Reaction To Paracetamol?

My daughter is 21. She seems to have an allergic reaction to paracetamol. She has taken it in the past and become violently ill shortly afterwards. Yesterday she took an OTC product containing 500mg paracetamol, although she had not checked the label before taking. Again she was violently ill. This seems to be very unusual, I guess she will just have to avoid this drug in the future, and read labels on ITC PRODUCTS CAREFULLY.
Mon, 7 Jul 2014
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Hello.

Thank you for asking at HCM.

What you rightly said is allergy to paracetamol is relatively less common than other analgesic drugs, but I would like to say some patients do react to paracetamol.

I your daughter has allergy to paracetamol, she should avoid paracetamol and all preparations containing paracetaol in future.

However, it is very important to know the nature of reaction. I would suggest your daughter to consult an Allergist who will ask about the nature, features & duration of reaction in great detail. This is very important because on basis of these details, he will be better able to advice your daughter regarding future use of medicines.

Sometimes, not the drug itself but the excipients, colors, additives & preservatives used in drugs may be causing allergic reactions.

Hope this will help you.

Wish your daughter the best of the health.

Regards.
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What To Do If Fell Ill After Taking OTC Drug Due To Allergic Reaction To Paracetamol?

Hello. Thank you for asking at HCM. What you rightly said is allergy to paracetamol is relatively less common than other analgesic drugs, but I would like to say some patients do react to paracetamol. I your daughter has allergy to paracetamol, she should avoid paracetamol and all preparations containing paracetaol in future. However, it is very important to know the nature of reaction. I would suggest your daughter to consult an Allergist who will ask about the nature, features & duration of reaction in great detail. This is very important because on basis of these details, he will be better able to advice your daughter regarding future use of medicines. Sometimes, not the drug itself but the excipients, colors, additives & preservatives used in drugs may be causing allergic reactions. Hope this will help you. Wish your daughter the best of the health. Regards.