Allergic to penicillin? Probably not, study says

Most people who think they have a penicillin allergy really don ’t, and that mistaken belief could lead to them being prescribed less-effective, more expensive medications if they develop an infection, a new study found.  The underuse of penicillin could also contribute to the development of more drug-resistant bacteria, Pharmaceutical Journal reported. Res earchers at Massachusetts General Hospital found that although 10 percent of people in the United States believe they have a penicillin allergy,…
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