REACTIONS to penicillin constitute a continuing hazard with which all physicians must contend. Benzathine penicillin G, a recent development in penicillin therapy, is effective in infections ...

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 ...

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 ...

D.W. Dear D.W.: It isn’t always easy to tell whether a rash from an antibiotic, particularly a penicillin-type antibiotic, is a serious allergic reaction. A rash is a common occurrence when ...

A team of Monash University researchers have successfully piloted an algorithm to identify incorrect penicillin allergy ...

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 ...

Amoxicillin comes from penicillin, which is known to cause allergic reactions in some people. The drug comes in many different forms, including capsules, tablets, and liquid. One of the common ...

If you have ever had an allergic reaction to penicillin, you may have been told to also avoid cephalosporin antibiotics. Most ...

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 ...

researchers investigated the link between commonly prescribed oral antibiotics and the subsequent development of serious cutaneous adverse drug reactions (cADRs). They used long-term (20 years ...