These comments are made for the purpose of discussion and should NOT
be used as recommendations for or against therapies or other treatments. An indi
vidual patient is always advised to consult their own physician.
[posted 03/20/2000]
Question: My doctor has given me several prescriptions for bronchial spasms…one being Proventil-HFA. I informed him beforehand that I was allergic to sulfa. But I read on the container that Proventil is albuterol sulfate. Should I be using this form of medicine?
Answer: Not the drug you are allergic to. Sulfas are antibiotics. Theorectically this could be a problem, but I’ve never seen a cross reaction here.
