Most people who believe they are allergic to penicillin likely aren’t, according to a doctor at UVA Health. 10 News Anchor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Penicillin allergy is one of the most reported drug allergies in the U.S., but the vast majority of those reports are inaccurate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Penicillin is a substance produced by penicillium mold. About 80% of people with a penicillin allergy will lose the allergy after ...

A new study has demonstrated that patients who may have been mislabelled as having a penicillin allergy could safely undergo a direct oral penicillin challenge in healthcare settings other than an ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Thousands of people go through life believing they are allergic to penicillin, but studies, including one just conducted at Vanderbilt University, prove that only ...

Unnecessary use of alternative antibiotics in patients with suspected penicillin allergy is associated with increased risk of antibiotic resistance. This education pilot program was conducted on 3 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All patients in the study were delabeled. One pregnant patient’s pregnancy was complicated by congenital ...

When testing determines that a patient who was thought to be allergic to penicillin actually is not, the warning is expected to be removed from their charts and pharmacy records. But that "de-labeling ...

Accurate labeling of penicillin allergies is essential, but unconfirmed penicillin allergies may have negative effects on individual and public health, according to experts. A trend toward ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Checking a penicillin allergy label significantly impacted penicillin prescribing. Those receiving the ...

Imagine this: You're at your doctor's office with a sore throat. The nurse asks, "Any allergies?" And without hesitation you reply, "Penicillin." It's something you've said for years – maybe since ...

Participants in the current study were asked about their knowledge of cross-reactivity of carbapenem, aztreonam, and cephalosporin with penicillin pre- and posteducational intervention. The results ...