Red man syndrome??

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:fire: Red Man Syndrome — Not a Rage Thing!
#PharmaFacts #InfusionRx neetpg #INICET

Flushed face, itching, hypotension after vancomycin?

:lotion_bottle: That’s Red Man Syndrome — due to rapid vancomycin infusion
:stopwatch: Histamine-mediated, not an allergy
:syringe: Manage by:
• Slowing infusion
• Giving antihistamines
Let’s discuss…

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Thank you for this classic drug reaction

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Non-allergic hypersensitive reaction :+1:

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Absolutely! Red Man Syndrome isn’t an allergy, just your body reacting to vancomycin being pushed too fast. Slow it down, add an antihistamine, and you’re good to go!