Epidemiological characteristic of anaphylactic shock caused by Shuanghuanglian Injection / 中成药

ABSTRACT

AIM: To investigate the epidemiological characteristic and causative factors of anaphylactic shock caused by Shuanghuanglian Injection(Flos Lonicerae Japonicae,Radix Scutellariae,Fructus forsythiae). METHODS: Domestic medicine periodicals were searched between 1978 and 2005,and 72 cases with anaphylactic shock caused by Shuanghuanglian Injection were analysed by literature metrologic method. RESULTS: There were large proportion of young sufferers from age 18 to 44 in the case reports,and male 52.11%,female 47.89%,the primary affections were mainly upper respiratory tract infection,the occurrence of ADRs was commonly within 30 mins after injection,seven patients died of the terrible anaphylactic shock. CONCLUSION: Shuanghuanglian Injection may induce dangerous,even fatal anaphylactic shock,its mechanism includes many factors,such as patient's physical constitution.