WHAT IS A DRUG INJURY?

A DRUG INJURY
HLA associations reported with serious ADRs caused by many different drugs. This is not an exhaustive list of reported drug-HLA associations but illustrates that the pattern of drug–HLA–tissue injury interactions vary and that there is no general rule for predicting susceptibility. New genetic findings lead the way to a better understanding of fundamental mechanisms of drug hypersensitivity: Pirmohamed M, Ostrov DA, Park BK - The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (2015). Not altered. CC.

Drug injury is an injury that may occur when you take certain medicines.

Types of drug injury includes: 

  • Alcohol injury
  • Marijuana injury
  • Cocaine injury
  • Opiate injury
  • Amphetamine injury
  • Anabolic Steroid injury
  • Aspirin injury
  • Acetaminophen injury
  • Anticoagulant injury
  • Menopausal hormonal therapy injury
  • Oral contraceptive injury