A patient experiences Stevens–Johnson syndrome after starting a sulfonamide antibiotic. What kind of ADR is this?
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Correct answer: Allergic/hypersensitivity reaction
Stevens–Johnson syndrome is a severe hypersensitivity reaction (immune-mediated), not predictable from dose or pharmacology, and thus classified as an allergic ADR.
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