The terms âdrug allergy,â âdrug hypersensitivity,â and âdrug reactionâ are often used interchangeably. Drug reactions encompass all adverse events related to drug administration, regardless of etiology. Drug hypersensitivity is defined as an immune-mediated response to a drug agent in a sensitized patient.
By extension, the term manichean is widely applied (often used as a derogatory term) as an adjective to a philosophy of moral dualism, according to which a moral course of action involves a clear (or simplistic) choice between good and evil, or as a noun to people who hold such a view.
Mania, also known as manic syndrome, is a state of abnormally elevated arousal, affect, and energy level, or a state of heightened overall activation with enhanced affective expression together with lability of affect. Although mania is often conceived as a mirror image to depression, the heightened mood can be either euphoric or irritable; indeed, as the mania intensifies, irritability can be more pronounced and result in violence, or anxiety. The symptoms of mania include heightened mood;