Patient: "Penicillin." Me: "What is your allergy?" Patient: "I don’t know. My mother told me when I was a kid I had an allergic reaction to penicillin, and I should always avoid it." A self ...

Skin rashes can have many different causes, one of which is medications. The symptoms of drug-induced skin reactions can range from a mild itchy rash to more serious reactions, such as widespread ...

While less common, the most serious side effects of penicillin are described below, along with what to do if they happen. Severe Allergic Reactions. Penicillin can cause allergic reactions ...

Allergic reactions to drugs can occur in any part of the body and result from any drug formulation, including topical, intravenous and oral medication. In some cases, the reaction can be delayed ...

Anyone with an amoxicillin rash needs prompt medical advice, as some reactions can become life threatening. Amoxicillin is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. Amoxicillin comes from ...

Cefazolin is safe for surgical site infection prophylaxis in orthopedic procedures for patients with beta-lactam allergies, a ...

When doctors ramped up penicillin treatments in the early 1940s, reports of adverse reactions, such as hives, soon emerged. In 1949 doctors reported the first case of penicillin-caused death from ...

penicillin has been off-limits since the age of four. "I broke out in a rash all over my body," said Carrie. Carrie recalls her mother’s description of the allergic reaction. "She said it was ...

After multivariable adjustment, the odds of developing serious cutaneous adverse drug reactions with commonly used antibiotics were two to nearly three times greater, when compared with reference ...

Patient: "I don’t know. My mother told me when I was a kid I had an allergic reaction to penicillin, and I should always avoid it." A self-reported, but unverified, penicillin allergy can have f ...