Role of occupational factor in drug allergy in pharmaceutical workers

ABSTRACT

Across descriptive sectional study on 489 workers and pharmacists in the pharmaceutical factories No1 and No2 in Hµ Néi from July to August 1997 has shown that the rate of drug allergy in workers and pharmacists was very high (33.9%). The occupational factors influenced significant on the allergy to Beta-lactamin. The rate of drug allergy was direct proportional with ages and exposure duration. In addition to, the family factors also influenced the drug allergy.