Contact Hours: 1.0

Max CEU Credits: 0.1

Learning Objectives:

On completion of the chapter, the reader will be able to
1. Describe the potential incidence of allergic and pseudoallergic reactions and why it is difficult to obtain accurate numbers.
2. Describe the Gell and Coombs categories of reactions.
3. Identify the classes of drugs associated most commonly with allergic and pseudoallergic reactions.
4. Recommend specific treatment for a patient experiencing anaphylaxis.
5. Recommend an approach to drug selection in patients with multiple drug allergies.
6. Describe drug desensitization procedures for selected drugs.

Faculty:

ACPE No:
014-999-07-066-H04

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The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy in on probation as an accredited provider of continuing pharmacy education by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Next scheduled review for purposes of restoring accreditation or removing accredited provider status: June 2009