Allergy Management
Allergies are recorded as structured entries rather than a free-text list, so each allergy carries its type, severity and reaction, and keeps a history of how it changed over time.
At a glance​
fa-user | Record the allergy | Capture what the patient reacts to.
fa-tags | Classify it | Pick the type and how severe the reaction is.
fa-pencil | Describe the reaction | Note what actually happens to the patient.
fa-exclamation-triangle | Surfaced in consultation | The doctor sees it before prescribing.
fa-history | Status history kept | Every change is remembered.
What is recorded​
Each allergy entry holds:
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Allergy type | Medication / Drug, Food, Environmental, Latex, Contrast Media, Biologic, Other, or Unknown / Unspecified. |
| Allergy details | The specific substance — the drug, food or material the patient reacts to. |
| Severity | Mild, Moderate, or Severe (Anaphylaxis). May be left unset. |
| Reaction notes | Free text describing the reaction itself. |
| Active | Whether the allergy is currently in force. |
Where allergies are captured​
- Patient registration — an allergies block on the registration form.
- Patient profile — the About section of the patient's profile, where existing entries can be reviewed and edited.
- Consultation — an allergies panel on the consultation screen, so the doctor can see and update them in context.
Active and inactive allergies​
An allergy can be marked inactive instead of being deleted — for a childhood allergy the patient has since grown out of, or one that turned out to be a misattribution.
Every change to an allergy's active state or severity is appended to its status history, with the date it changed. The record therefore shows not just what is true now, but how the assessment developed.
Inactive is not the same as removed
An inactive allergy stays on the record and stays visible in the history. Use it rather than deleting an entry, so the reason a patient was once flagged is not lost.
tip
Fill in Reaction notes even when the severity is Mild. "Rash on forearms" tells the next clinician far more than a severity label on its own.