%0 Journal Article %T Rare drug allergies: Review on prevalence and test procedures %A J.C. Simon %A R. Treudler %J Archive of "Allergologie Select". %D 2017 %R 10.5414/ALX01578E %X This paper gives a review on rare hypersensitivity reactions (including allergies) to drugs. Pathogenesis, allergy tests and possible therapeutic options are discussed by presenting examples out of the following group of drugs: antiinfectious (i.e. chinolones, telaprevir), oncological (i.e. platin-based cytostatics), immunologic (i.e. cetuximab, omalizumab), others (i.e. glucocorticosteroids). Usually there is no standardized allergologcial work-up procedure. Testing must therefore take into consideration previous experiences from other authors and on general recommendations %K allergy %K drug %K skin test %K biologics %K telaprevir %K hypersensitivity %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6040010/