Pholcodine and allergy to neuromuscular blocking agents: where are we and how did we get here?.

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Savic, L.
Hopkins P.M.

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Savic, Louise
Hopkins, Philip

LTHT Department

Anaesthetics

Non Medic

Publication Date

2024

Item Type

Editorial

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Abstract

Despite the purported link between pholcodine and neuromuscular blocking agent allergy, screening for prior pholcodine use offers no practical benefit to patients, and anaesthetists should continue to use a neuromuscular blocking agent where this is clinically indicated.

Journal

British Journal of Anaesthesia

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14838/1362

DOI

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2023.11.029

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