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CIDRAP

In older adults, common oral antibiotics linked to higher risk of serious skin reactions

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Sulfonamides, cephalosporins, and other commonly prescribed antibiotics are tied to increased risk of severe skin reactions in older adults.

cADRs are a group of drug hypersensitivity reactions that can start as rashes but develop into more serious and potentially life-threatening reactions involving internal organs.

Researchers looked at two decades worth of data on hospitalizations and ER visits for serious cutaneous adverse drug reactions.