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- Contact Us Drug allergies are when the body’s immune system
reacts to a specific medication by creating antibodies and
causing a disease-fighting response. As with most allergies, the
initial exposure to the substance triggers the immune-system to
treat it as a threat in the future, and it will respond, if it
is exposed to the substance again, with the production of
antibodies and histamine. Each body reacts to various forms of
medication in different ways that can range from forming a rash,
to no reaction at all. Every medication has the potential for
side effects, as should be stated on each warning label, but
only a small percentage is a result of allergies. Those
reactions can range from mild and discomforting, to serious and
life-threatening that tend to occur within an hour of taking the
medication. Watch for hives, itching of the lips, tongue and/or
face, low blood pressure or wheezing. The last two symptoms
should be considered serious