Are women more likely to have allergic reactions to medications than men? Does Lupus play a role?

Question

I am continually developing allergic reactions to medications and it is really getting bad. Tonight, I took aspirin and broke out in hives and my eyes swelled together. That leaves only Tylenol for me to take when I have pain. What happens when I develop an allergy to it? I have yo-yo ANA, speckled. C-3 and C-4 is yo-yo as well, so I have not been diagnosed with Lupus.

Answer 1

I haven't seen any studies that has shown that women are more likely to be allergic to medications but it makes sense because of the fact that women's bodies don't process the medicines the same way a man's body does. They are trying to do more research in to gender specific medical treatment to make it easier to treat women.

I have met a number of people (a lot of them women) that are allergic to dyes in the medications.

Yes, it is possible that for some if Lupus is an issue it could make it harder to take medications. This would be an interesting question for a rheumatologist as well.