A significant number of patients recorded as having a penicillin allergy may not actually be allergic to the antibiotic, a groundbreaking new trial suggests. Researchers indicate that those with this ...

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 ...

Removing incorrect penicillin allergy labels on GP records could combat antibiotic resistance and save lives, an NIHR-funded clinical trial led by the University of Leeds has found. Penicillins are ...

Emergency department (ED) clinicians frequently are told that a child presenting to them for care has a penicillin allergy. A 2017 study [1] (reviewed here) evaluated children whose parents reported ...