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ArticleThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice2022

Safety, Outcomes, and Recommendations for Two-Step Outpatient Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Challenges.

Lily Li, Jillian Bensko, Kathleen Buchheit, Rebecca R Saff, Tanya M Laidlaw

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Article in The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Two-step nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug challenges during pregnancy: A case series.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lily LiDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: lli39@bwh.harvard.edu.
Jillian BenskoDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Kathleen BuchheitDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Rebecca R SaffDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Tanya M LaidlawDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Therapeutic Control of Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory DiseaseU19AI095219 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Nora Amanda Barrett · 2011 to 2026
$29.1M
IMMUNOLOGIC BASIS OF RESISTANCE AND HYPERSENSITIVITYT32AI007306 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Nora Amanda Barrett, Joshua A Boyce · 1985 to 2026
$12.2M
The Role of IL-5 and Local Nasal Polyp Immunoglobulin Production in Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory DiseaseK23AI139352 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI BUCHHEIT, KATHLEEN MARY · 2019 to 2023
$1.0M
Clinical Impact and Epidemiology of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug AllergiesK23AI163371 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI LI, LILY · 2021 to 2025
$921k
NIAID NIH HHS K23 AI139352NIAID NIH HHS K23 AI163371NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007306NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI095219
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) outpatient challenge protocols are not standardized. They vary in clinical practice and can be time- and resource-intensive to perform.

objectiveTo investigate the safety and outcomes of two-step outpatient NSAID challenges to evaluate patients with non-aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD)-related NSAID hypersensitivity.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective study of patients with a history of NSAID allergy who underwent outpatient NSAID challenges under allergist supervision. Individuals with AERD were excluded. Patient demographics, NSAID reaction history, and drug challenge details and outcomes were collected.

resultsA total of 249 patients (mean age, 51.6 years; 63.5% female) underwent 262 NSAID challenges. Of these, 224 challenges were negative (85.5%). Thirty challenges resulted in an immediate reaction during the challenge procedure (11.5%) and eight resulted in delayed reactions (3.1%). Three individuals with immediate reactions required treatment with intramuscular epinephrine. Factors associated with a positive NSAID challenge included a prior reaction occurring within 5 years of drug challenge (odds ratio [OR] = 3.66; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.67-8.44), a prior immediate reaction within 3 hours of NSAID ingestion (OR = 2.45; 95% CI, 1.12-5.57), a history of cross-reactive NSAID hypersensitivity to multiple NSAIDs (OR = 2.97; 95% CI, 1.23-6.91), and the presence of comorbid chronic spontaneous urticaria (OR = 2.95; 95% CI, 1.35-6.41).

conclusionsMore than 85% of two-step non-AERD NSAID drug challenges were negative for an immediate or delayed reaction, which allowed patients to use at least one clinically indicated NSAID. Challenge reactions were generally mild. Two-step NSAID challenge protocols can be safely performed in the outpatient setting.

Indexed as

Asthma, Aspirin-InducedDrug HypersensitivityHypersensitivityAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAspirinFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutpatientsRetrospective StudiesAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAspirinAdverse drug reactionAspirinDe-labelingDrug allergyDrug challengeHypersensitivityNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugNSAID

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PMID34800703
PMCPMC9086081
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