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Everyone reacts to medications differently and all medications have a potential to cause side effects. These side effects can be secondary to drug intolerance or true drug allergy. Only about 5- 10% of adverse reactions to drugs are allergic. Whether allergic or not, reactions to medications can range from mild to life-threatening.<\/h4>\n

Understanding causes<\/h1>\n

The immune system identifies that \u201cculprit\u201d drug as a harmful substance (\u201callergen\u201d) and hence, a chain of events in your immune system is started. These lead to symptoms that range from mild to life threatening. This reaction causes symptoms in the nose, lungs, throat, sinuses, ears, lining of the stomach or on the skin.<\/h4>\n

The signs are obvious and hard to ignore<\/h1>\n

Most allergic symptoms occur within minutes to hours of exposure. However, some severe reactions may develop after 2-6 weeks of taking the drugs. The symptoms include:<\/h4>\n