[The correct and incorrect registration of drug allergies]

Drug reactions are common and have a major impact on prescribing behaviour in the Netherlands. An adequate allergy registration is essential both to avoid re-exposition and to prevent unnecessary avoidance. An incomplete or incorrect registration of allergies is a threat to good medical practice, unnecessarily leading to sub-optimal treatment. National registries such as the Dutch 'LandelijkSchakelpunt' (LSP), must be easily accessible to all care providers and kept up-to-date. Healthcare providers should be properly trained in recognizing allergies as well as correct allergy registration. Additionally, healthcare providers must be given the opportunity to register as well as delete allergies from registry systems.