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Cow’s milk protein allergy: the hidden danger of medicines’ excipients
| Resumo: | In patients with a cow’s milk protein allergy, the presence of these allergens in medicines, even in trace amounts, can trigger serious allergic reactions. The study of milk-related excipient prevalence in 165 antiasthmatic medicines, based on the information included in the Summary of Product Characteristics, revealed the presence of lactose in more than one third of these medicines. Since lactose may suffer cross-contamination with cow’s milk protein, these results are an alert to health professionals. |
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| Autores principais: | Santo, Maria |
| Outros Autores: | Auxtero, Maria Deolinda; Figueiredo, Alexandra; Costa, Isabel Margarida |
| Assunto: | Excipients Lactose Cow’s milk protein allergy |
| Ano: | 2021 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | outro |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL |
| Resumo: | In patients with a cow’s milk protein allergy, the presence of these allergens in medicines, even in trace amounts, can trigger serious allergic reactions. The study of milk-related excipient prevalence in 165 antiasthmatic medicines, based on the information included in the Summary of Product Characteristics, revealed the presence of lactose in more than one third of these medicines. Since lactose may suffer cross-contamination with cow’s milk protein, these results are an alert to health professionals. |
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