“…For example, carriers of the HLA‐B*58:01 allele have a substantially increased risk for severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCAR) when exposed to allopurinol, the standard medication against elevated uric acid levels, one of the most often prescribed drugs overall (Aihara, ). HLA‐B*58:01 allele frequencies are, for example, 0.81% for German (Schmidt et al, ), 0.65% for Polish (Schmidt et al, ), 1.02% for French (Gourraud et al, ), and—depending on region—between 2.5% and 7.5% for Indian individuals (Maiers et al, ). If the HLA‐B*58:01 allele carrier status is known, allopurinol should not be prescribed unless no therapeutic alternatives exist.…”