Reactions 1397 - 14 Apr 2012

Prasugrel

Maculopapular eruption, managed withdesensitisation: case report

A 62-year-old man underwent percutaneous coronaryintervention and stent placement, and began receivingprasugrel 10 mg daily after an initial 60mg loading dose[route not stated]. One week later, he developed ageneralised maculopapular eruption. Prasugrel waswithdrawn and the man’s rash resolved. A few days later hedeveloped angina requiring dual antiplatelet therapy. Heunderwent a desensitisation protocol and was able to re-start prasugrel treatment. He experienced no furtherreactions.Mutnick JL-M. Desensitization to prasugrel: Cardiology’s increased need forallergy consultation. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 108: 124-125,No. 2, Feb 2012. Available from: URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2011.11.005 - USA 803069148

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