By Karen Blum
Premedicating pediatric patients with Kawasaki disease using hydration and agents such as acetaminophen, antihistamines, histamine 2 receptor antagonists or corticosteroids to prevent infusion-related reactions associated with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) may not necessarily be helpful, according to a recent study by pharmacists from Jersey Shore University Medical Center, in Neptune, N.J.
Authors of the study (Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2021;32[4]:750-755) reviewed records for