Many people believe they have a penicillin allergy, but up to 90% are not actually allergic. Side effects like nausea are often mistaken for a true allergic reaction. An allergist can perform tests to ...

A direct oral penicillin challenge sufficed to remove an incorrect penicillin allergy label on people considered to have a low-risk history, the international PALACE trial found. Just 0.5% of people ...

On the 95 th anniversary of the discovery that penicillin could kill many of the common bacteria that infect people, experts have warned that many of us mistakenly think we are allergic to penicillin.

A growing number of allergists and public health officials nationwide are pushing to prove that the majority of people who believe they have a penicillin allergy are not, in fact, allergic to the ...

Imagine this: You’re at your doctor’s office with a sore throat. The nurse asks, “Any allergies?” And without hesitation, you reply, “Penicillin.” It’s something you’ve said for years – maybe since ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a kid, I remember having a rash after taking penicillin. To this day, my doctor prescribes something other than penicillin if needed when I am ill. I have heard that people who ...