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AHA Recommends Oral Penicillin, Not Injectable, for Some Rheumatic Heart Disease Patients

A growing body of evidence indicates that some people may have experienced a cardiac reaction to the injectable ...

JANUARY 20, 2022

Is It Really a Penicillin Allergy? PharmD Intervention Improves Antibiotic Use, Reduces Costs

About 10% of all U.S. patients have a penicillin allergy noted in their medical records. But in more than 90% of ...

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Pharmacists Can Sleuth If Penicillin Allergy Is Real

Las Vegas—Health-system pharmacists are well positioned to lead penicillin allergy testing programs, experts ...

APRIL 16, 2018

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