[Translated article] The role of clinical pharmacists in patients with suspected allergy to β-lactams: A systematic review

CONCLUSION: The pharmacist intervention in the evaluation of the patient with suspected allergy to beta-lactams is effective, safe, and feasible to implement on daily clinical practice. The standardization of protocols to clarify the history of allergies and development of evaluation tools represent simple screenings to perform delabeling or refer to the Immunoallergology service, improving penicilins use and reducing the need for second-line antibiotics. More studies are needed to standardize the desensitization tests made by pharmacists. However, despite these results, the involvement and leadership of the pharmacist in this area is limited and constitutes a future challenge for the profession.PMID:37953114 | DOI:10.1016/j.farma.2023.10.007

Source: Farmacia Hospitalaria - November 12, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Jesus Cotrina Luque Maria Jos é Rei Miriam Capoulas Cl áudia Santos Pedro Raimundo Source Type: research