What you need to know about your allergies?
It’s a good idea to keep a record of all your allergies.
This includes:
- things like natural allergies (e.g. hay fever, bee stings, gluten)
- drugs you are allergic to, and how you react to them (e.g. hives, rash, fever).
Allergies are a key part of your medical record.
If you are admitted to hospital in an emergency, the computer system will not be linked to your GP surgery, and the doctor will not automatically know which drugs you are allergic to. This could lead to you being given a drug and suffering from side effects.
This is why its important to know your allergies.
