Table 5.
Infusion # | Observations | Pre-Medication Prior to Infusion |
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2 | nausea felt hot and faint erythema of face, neck and in arm proximal to infusion site tickle sensation in throat subsided spontaneous after 5 min |
None |
3 | coughing spasm sensation in throat described as a tickle dry mouth felt hot subsided spontaneously after 5 min |
Oral chlorphenamine 4 mg 3 h prior |
4 | coughing spasm | Oral chlorphenamine 8 mg 3 h prior |
5 | generalized paresthesia nausea coughing spasm generalized erythema transient headache, visual disturbance subsided spontaneously after 5 min |
Oral chlorphenamine 8 mg 3 h prior IV hydrocortisone 50 mg at time of reaction |
6 | no reactions | Oral dexamethazone 4 mg 6 h prior Oral chlorphenamine 8 mg 3 h prior IV maxalon 10 mg immediately prior to infusion |
9 | coughing spasm nausea felt hot |
As infusion 6 |
10 | nausea | Oral dexamethazone 4 mg 6 h prior Oral chlorphenamine 8 mg 3 h prior Oral ondansetron 4 mg 3 h prior |
15 | coughing spasm nausea felt cold and shaky |
As infusion 10 |
17 | coughing spasm nausea erythema of neck |
Oral dexamethazone 8 mg 6 h prior Oral chlorphenamine 12 mg in two divided doses: 6 h (8 mg) and 2 h (25%) prior Oral ondansetron 8 mg 3 h prior |
18–31 | no reactions | Oral dexamethazone 10 mg 6 h prior Oral chlorphenamine 12 mg two divided doses: 6 h (8 mg) and 2 h (4 mg) prior Oral ondansetron 16 mg total in two equal doses, 6 and 3 h prior |