A patient safety alert has been issued following reports of patients with penicillin allergies being incorrectly recorded ...

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 ...

NHS England warns of harmful penicillin–penicillamine mix-ups in prescribing systems and mandates urgent action to correct allergy records. Learn more.

Nineteen out of 20 people who have been told they are allergic to penicillin are not truly allergic to the drug. By Roni Caryn Rabin Millions of Americans who believe they are allergic to penicillin ...

Medically reviewed by Corinne Savides Happel, MD Key Takeaways Most people with penicillin allergy can tolerate cephalosporin ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Penicillin allergy delabeling is recommended for low-risk pregnant patients. Breastfeeding is not an absolute ...

For years, whenever a healthcare provider asked whether you were allergic to any medications, you might have dutifully noted yes, penicillin, which happens to be the most common drug allergy of all.

Research shows that most kids labeled allergic to penicillin actually aren’t. Here’s how to find out for sure. By Teresa Carr Dr. David Vyles, D.O. remembers the spring of 2009 as hectic. He was ...

In 2004, Eric Lax wrote a well-regarded book about the development of penicillin, the world’s first so-called miracle drug. Titled “The Mold in Dr. Florey’s Coat,” it made a complicated scientific ...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the discovery of penicillin, the first naturally occurring antibiotic drug discovered and used therapeutically. The discovery of penicillin changed the course ...

The discovery of penicillin and the scope of its possible usage is arguably the most important scientific discovery of the 20th century. The globalization of penicillin in the years immediately after ...