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 Local: Reactions such as wheal, erythema and localized pruritus are to be expected, but if very large (i.e.
greater than 4+ as described dosage and administration) may be the first manifestation of a systemic reaction.
Systemic: Following the injection of large doses of histamine, systemic reactions may include flushing, dizziness, headache, bronchial constriction, urticaria, asthma, marked hypertension or hypotension, abdominal cramps, vomiting, metallic taste, and local or generalized allergic manifestations (see also OVERDOSAGE ).
WARNINGS Care must be taken in intracutaneous testing to avoid injection into a venule or capillary.
Pull back gently on the syringe plunger and note if blood is drawn.
If blood is drawn, withdraw needle and inject into another skin site.
Small doses by any route of administration may precipitate asthma in patients with bronchial hyperactivity.
This product is not intended for inhalation, or subcutaneous injection.
Like all medications, Histamine Positive Skin Test Control 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: