Examples | |
Specific interactions | |
Immune reaction to the drug itself (“real” drug allergy) | Penicillins, sulphonamides |
Induction of an autoimmune response | d-penicillamine, procainamide |
Non-specific interactions | |
IgE (type 1)-like symptoms without evidence for sensitisation (= pseudoallergy) | Acetylsalicylic acid |
Interference with immune cell activation, signal transduction, cytokine production | Cyclosporin A, thalidomide |