Penicillin Allergy Can Be Delabeled by Nonallergy Providers
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 -- Direct oral penicillin challenges (DPCs) can be delivered to patients with penicillin allergy labels (PALs) by nonallergy health care professionals (HCPs), according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 9, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
India all set to make Penicillin G after three decades on PLI push
India stopped producing the two input drugs about three decades ago and since then it has relied on China for their supplies. "As of now, we are largely dependent on China. With the initiative of the production-linked-incentive scheme, companies like Aurobindo are coming up with fermentation-based products like PenG," said Ravi Uday Bhaskar, director general, Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil). "We will be in a better position in the coming few months." (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - April 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Full-Dose Beta-Lactam Allergy Challenges in ED Full-Dose Beta-Lactam Allergy Challenges in ED
Full-dose challenges were safely conducted for ED patients with moderate, severe, or unknown beta-lactam allergies, thereby avoiding unnecessary penicillin skin testing and reducing suboptimal antibiotic use.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 1, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
The cash-strapped Americans who've been forced to take their PET'S antibiotics because they're cheaper - including man who takes penicillin prescribed for his FISH
DailyMail.com has learned of several people who admit to taking pet drugs - while studies suggest one in 25 people have done the same in order to save cash. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Should the US raise the retirement age?
67 years old. Those of you around that age and reading this are probably well aware of the significance of that number: that’s the official retirement age for Social Security — basically the age where you can receive full benefits. But there are some who think that age needs to increase — most…#socialsecurity #larryfink #blackrock #penicillin #aliciamunnell #bostoncollege #munnell #teresaghilarducci #newschool #jonathangruber (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 21, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Allergy Vaccinations and infections pencillin allergy Source Type: news
Long COVID Doesn ’ t Always Look Like You Think It Does
In the spring of 2023, after her third case of COVID-19, Jennifer Robertson started to feel strange. Her heart raced all day long and she could barely sleep at night. She had dizzy spells. She felt pins and needles in her arm, she says, a “buzzing feeling” in her foot, and pain in her legs and lymph nodes. She broke out in a rash. She smelled “phantom” cigarette smoke, even when none was in the air.
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Robertson, 48, had a feeling COVID-19 might have somehow been the trigger. She knew about Long COVID, the name for chronic symptoms following an infection...
Source: TIME: Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Missing Doctor Found Dead; Bird Flu in Antarctica; Cholera Outbreak on Cruise
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The body of a missing 49-year-old Florida doctor who disappeared while paddleboarding was recovered. (People)
A rise in syphilis cases led to penicillin rationing... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
The PALACE Trial: Rethinking New Penicillin Allergy Coding The PALACE Trial: Rethinking New Penicillin Allergy Coding
Dr Kevin Fernando reviews how to recognize and rectify erroneously coded penicillin allergies using data from the PALACE trial.Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Why did Pfizer dish out millions for a Super Bowl ad? - STAT
Super Bowl ads are a show within the show, an opportunity for brands and advertising creatives to put their work in front of more than 100 million viewers. And while the occasion is most closely associated with ads for beer, cars, and soft drinks, pharma giant Pfizer dished out millions of dollars…#superbowl #pfizer #newton #rosalindfranklin #mariemaynarddaly #katalinkarikó #dontstopmenow #penicillin #letsoutdocancercom #publicisconseil (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors begin rationing PENICILLIN to curb deadly syphilis epidemic - as rates of STD hit 70-year high
Cases of the sexually transmitted disease have shot up more than 2,000 percent from 6,862 in 2002 to 203,500 in 2022, and US rates are at a 70-year high. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Will taking antibiotics for life help poor immunity? Ask the GP DR MARTIN SCURR
Ten years ago, my grandson had his spleen removed after falling from a roof and was told to take a daily dose penicillin for the rest of his life. Is this necessary to help with his poor immunity? (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Penicillin allergy? Maybe not
Amoxicillin is a penicillin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. Penicillin belongs to a group of antibiotics used by healthcare professionals to combat a wide array of bacterial infections, including strep throat, ear infections and pneumonia. 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 the U.S. report having a penicillin allergy. However, less than 1%… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - January 18, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Ocean fungi from twilight zone could be source of next penicillin-like drug
Largest study of ocean DNA reveals abundance of fungi thriving in extreme environment of the deep seaLarge numbers of fungi have been found living in the twilight zone of the ocean, and could unlock the door to new drugs that may match the power of penicillin.Thelargest ever study of ocean DNA, published by the journal Frontiers in Science, has revealed intriguing secrets about the abundance of fungi in the part of the ocean that is just beyond the reach of sunlight. At between 200 metres and 1,000 metres below the surface, the twilight zone is home to a variety of organisms and animals, including specially adapted fish su...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 16, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Sophie Kevany Tags: Oceans Fungi Biotechnology industry Health Biology Environment Science World news Genetics Source Type: news
Linezolid 'Not Recommended' to Treat Early Syphilis
(MedPage Today) -- Linezolid failed to meet noninferiority criteria when compared with standard benzathine penicillin G (BPG) in the treatment of early syphilis, according to findings of the randomized, controlled Trep-AB Study of cisgender men... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - January 12, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
