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Overview

Be aware

Understand HSR

Time to onset

Symptoms

Risk factors

Predicting HSR

The role of HLA-B*5701

HLA-B*5701 screening

Clinical data

Communicate

Ensure patients are informed in the event of a reaction

Diagnose

Clinical diagnosis

Consider the symptoms

Refer to the patient cases

Manage

In case of a suspected or confirmed abacavir HSR:
Withdraw abacavir
Monitor the patient

Never rechallenge

Rechallenge with abacavir can be fatal in confirmed or suspected HSR cases