Removal of penicillin allergy labels can be done safely

It is likely to be safe for penicillin allergy labels (PALs) to be removed for most patients, a study has found. Patients who thought they had an allergy to penicillin and who were deemed low risk took part in ‘penicillin challenges’, where a small dose of penicillin was given instead of allergy testing. Ninety-seven per... Read moreThe post Removal of penicillin allergy labels can be done safely appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
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