Accurate labeling of penicillin allergies is essential, but unconfirmed penicillin allergies may have negative effects on individual and public health, according to experts. A trend toward “de ...

About 10% of Americans believe they are allergic to penicillin, and approximately 90% of those patients are not actually allergic. As a result, those with the penicillin allergy label are often ...

25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) is pleased to congratulate Congressman Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN) for the introduction of the Penicillin ...

People with penicillin allergies are more likely to have other antibiotic allergies than those without the allergy, according to a study published in Epic Research. “We already knew that the ...

Penicillin, one of the most widely prescribed antibiotics, is also one of the most frequently reported medication allergies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 10% of people living in ...

If you’ve been told your whole life that you have a penicillin allergy, you’d be forgiven for not giving it a second thought. About one in 10 people in the U.S. report having this condition ...

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Millions of people mistakenly think they are allergic to penicillin, which could mean they are taking less effective antibiotics, new research has found. A 2019 study found between 6% and 10% of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Thousands of people go through life believing they are allergic to penicillin, but studies, including one just conducted at Vanderbilt University ...

Penicillin allergy affects more than 25 million people in the United States (up to 1 in 10 Americans) and has been shown to lead to particularly poor health outcomes in pregnant women and surgical ...