Direct amoxicillin challenges appear safe for identifying infants and toddlers with unnecessary penicillin allergy labels, researchers report.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a kid, I remember having a rash after taking penicillin. To this day, my doctor prescribes something other than penicillin if needed when I am ill. I have heard that people who ...

While penicillin allergy testing is an emerging topic for 2017, healthcare providers are finding that new—and unexpected—patient populations do not understand the importance of penicillin allergy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . National Penicillin Allergy Day is Sept. 28, which acknowledges the day in 1928 when Sir Alexander Fleming, FRS, ...

A growing number of allergists and public health officials nationwide are pushing to prove that the majority of people who believe they have a penicillin allergy are not, in fact, allergic to the ...

When seeing a patient whose chart notes a penicillin allergy, allergists should be diligent about initiating a conversation, David Khan, MD, told attendees of a presidential plenary session at the ...

When I was in medical school, there were certain antibiotics that were locked away in cabinets limited to the few very sick patients whose infections were resistant to penicillin. Today these ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After patients experience potential allergic reactions to a medicine, they can suffer several long-term adverse ...

I’ve always believed I was allergic to penicillin. It was one of those “you had a rash as a kid, so let’s not try that again” situations. No testing. No followup. Just a red mark in the chart and a ...

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I’ve always believed I was allergic to penicillin. It was one of those “you had a rash as a kid, so let’s not try that again” situations. No testing. No followup. Just a red mark in the chart and a ...