Immediate hypersensitivity to polyethylene glycols in unrelated products: when standardization in the nomenclature of the components of drugs, cosmetics, and food becomes necessary

Immediate hypersensitivity to polyethylene glycols in unrelated products: when standardization in the nomenclature of the components of drugs, cosmetics, and food becomes necessary

Abstract Background Polyethylene glycols (PEGs) and their derivatives are non-ionic polymers of ethylene oxide commercially available with numerous synonyms, such as macrogol, oxyethylene polymer, and laureth-9. Although these polymers are usually safe, mild to life-threatening immediate-type hypers...

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Main Authors: Vicente Jover Cerdá, Ramón Rodríguez Pacheco, Joan Doménech Witek, Francisco Manuel Marco de la Calle, María Luz de la Sen Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
Subjects:
Excipient allergy
Anaphylaxis
Basophil activation test
Hypersensitivity
Polyethylene glycol
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13223-019-0327-4

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