Despite the purported link between pholcodine and neuromuscular blocking agent allergy, screening for prior pholcodine use offers no practical benefit to patients, and anaesthetists should continue to use a neuromuscular blocking agent where this is clinically indicated.
Keywords: anaphylaxis; general anaesthesia; neuromuscular blocking agent; perioperative allergy; pholcodine.
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