Most important things to ask your doctors and how to get the best possible care. Certain chemotherapy drugs are capable of causing an allergic reaction.
Reactions usually occur during administration of the drugs or shortly thereafter.
Rapid heart beat The frequency of developing these reactions varies from drug to drug and from patient to patient. Adriamycin can cause an allergic reaction at the site of injection if it is administered in the arm veins. The skin over the vein, may become red and irritated. This is a very mild reaction and does not require treatment. Website created and managed by M. Hossein Tirgan, M.D. 2000 Tirgan Oncology Associates.