Penicillins are first-choice antibiotics for many common infections, but more than one in 15 UK adults have a penicillin allergy label on their medical records. In the event of an infection, they will ...

Up to 90% of people who think they’re allergic to penicillin actually aren’t. Many allergy labels are based on childhood reactions, vague symptoms or side effects — and never get updated.

Please share your thoughts and knowledge. — D.W. ANSWER: It isn’t always easy to tell whether a rash from an antibiotic, particularly a penicillin-type antibiotic, is a serious allergic reaction.

Patients with penicillin allergy may benefit from further tests, study suggests - Removing incorrect penicillin allergy ...

Penicillin allergies, reported in 10 percent of the population, are the most commonly documented drug allergy in the U.S. Yet nine out of 10 patients reporting a penicillin allergy are not ...

Please share your thoughts. — D.W. Answer: It isn’t always easy to tell whether a rash from an antibiotic, particularly a penicillin-type antibiotic, is a serious allergic reaction.

A physician wrote a prescription for Septra for a patient with true anaphylactic reaction to penicillin. I called, and the doctor said that new studies show that there is no such thing as cross ...

People with penicillin allergies are more likely to have other antibiotic allergies than those without the allergy, according to a study published in Epic Research.“We already knew that the ...

However, according to the American Academy of Allergy, fewer than 1% of the general population have a true, type-I (IgE mediated) allergic reaction to penicillin.

It can look very much like an allergic response, but it isn’t a true allergy. It is safe to give penicillin-type drugs to people with this kind of reaction. Many people are labelled as allergic to ...