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Severe allergy to sulfa drugs as child. have taken imitrex and hctz for years off and on w no prob. would i be ok taking celebrex (celecoxib)?
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Caution!: This is a potential risk and there are recommendations to avoid it - no actual reports of strong allergic responses yet, but if there's an alternative, I'd choose it. Here'sinfo: http://allergies.about.com/od/medicationallergies/a/sulfa_2.htm Why play with fire? Best!
Answered 10/21/2014
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