Table 1 Frequency of reaction, medication use and ER visits before, during and after TCM therapy
# of Uses or Occurrences | Before TCM | During and after the courses of TCM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 Year/Total | Prior 3 M | Prior 1 M | 1–3 M | 4–6 M | 7–9 M | 10–12 M | |
Patient 1 (5 years old) | |||||||
Allergic reactions | 140 | 90 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Epinephrine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Diphenhydramine | 140 | 90 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Prednisone | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ER visits | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patient 2 (12 years old) | |||||||
Allergic reactions | > 730 | > 90 | 30 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
Epinephrine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Diphenhydramine | > 100 | > 90 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Prednisone | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ER visits | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patient 3 (20 month old) | |||||||
Allergic reactions | > 120 | > 90 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Epinephrine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Diphenhydramine | > 45 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Prednisone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ER visits | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |