Two classes of commonly prescribed oral antibiotics are associated with the greatest risk for severe drug rashes that can ...

Direct challenges with oral amoxicillin are as safe as skin testing for evaluating penicillin allergy in low-risk pregnant women, researchers report.

Gabriel Lucero, 11, downs a dose of amoxicillin before staff members at Pediatric Partners of the Southwest monitored him over an hour for an allergic reaction as a part of the clinic’s “de ...

You may be prescribed broader-spectrum or second-line antibiotics that are less effective against certain infections, are more toxic and are associated with more adverse drug reactions.

Your Good Health: Tough to tell when penicillin is causing allergic reaction A rash is a common occurrence when an antibiotic like ampicillin or amoxicillin is given ...

TWO types of commonly-prescribed antibiotics could put patients at risk of dangerous skin rashes, a new study warns. Scientists say the pills, used to treat conditions like UTIs and pneumonia, can … ...

ANSWER: 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 an antibiotic like ...

Penicillin antibiotics, which kill bacteria by preventing them from building a cell wall, are used to treat various illnesses such as pneumonia, meningitis, skin infections and dental abscesses.

You may be prescribed broader-spectrum or second-line antibiotics that are less effective against certain infections, are more toxic and are associated with more adverse drug reactions.

DEAR DR. ROACH: About 45 years ago, I came down with a rash on my chest and stomach from taking ampicillin. I was told never to take penicillin again. I’m allergic to many antibiotics, which ...