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Table 3 Data that should be recorded by the primary care physicians in the clinical history of patients with suspected drug allergy

From: An EAACI task force report: recognising the potential of the primary care physician in the diagnosis and management of drug hypersensitivity

Data that should be recorded in the case of a suspected DHR

Date of the reaction

The name of the incriminated drug and reason for prescribing

The number of doses taken before the reaction occurred

Time interval between the last dose of drug intake and the onset of the reaction

The nature and detailed description of the symptoms of the reaction

The treatment needed to resolve the reaction

The time for recovery

Other medications taken (both at the time of the reaction and other chemically related drugs after the reaction)

Underlying conditions (such as chronic urticaria/chronic rhinosinusitis)