Probable adverse reaction to a pharmaceutical excipient
- 1Pharmacy Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- 2Neonatal Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Correspondence to:
Miss Hall
Pharmacy Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK
- Accepted 31 January 2003
Abstract
Adverse reactions to medication are well recognised although information on the incidence in children is lacking. Adverse reactions have also been attributed to a range of pharmaceutical excipients. This is a report of an adverse reaction to the excipient in clindamycin injection.
