Complete adverse effect profile including incidence rates and management
Important Safety Information
This is not a complete list of all possible side effects. Contact your healthcare provider if you experience any unexpected symptoms. For serious or life-threatening side effects, seek emergency medical attention immediately.
ADVERSE REACTIONS: Occasionally, patients may develop an intense local inflammatory response at the skin test site.
Rarely, patients will develop a systemic allergic reaction, manifested by generalized erythema, pruritus, angioedema, urticaria, dyspnea, hypotension, and anaphylaxis.
The usual methods of treating a skin test antigen-induced reaction — the applications of a venous occlusion tourniquet proximal to the skin test site and administration of epinephrine are recommended.
The patient should be kept under observation for several hours.
WARNINGS: The risk of sensitization to repeated skin testing with PRE-PEN is not established.
Rarely, a systemic allergic reaction including anaphylaxis (see below) may follow a skin test with PRE-PEN.
To decrease the risk of a systemic allergic reaction, puncture skin testing should be performed first.
Intradermal skin testing should be performed only if the puncture test is entirely negative.
Like all medications, Pre-Pen can cause side effects. However, not everyone who takes this medication will experience them. Many side effects are dose-dependent and may improve as your body adjusts to the medication. Others may require dose adjustment or medical attention.
Contact your healthcare provider promptly if you experience:
Seek immediate emergency medical care if you experience signs of: