Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Live Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Live | Allergic to Penicillin? You May Not Be Supported by Nineteen out of 20 people who have been told they are allergic to penicillin are not truly allergic to the drug. ByRoni Caryn Rabin Jan. 22, 2019 Millions of Americans who believe they are allergic to penicillin are not actually allergic. But they are steered away from using some of the safest, most effective antibiotics, relying instead on substitutes that are often pricier, less effective, and more likely to cause complications such as antibiotic-resistant infections. Those are the conclusions of a new paper on penicillin allergy. Experts in allergy and infectious disease, including the paper’s authors, are now urging patients to ask doctors to review their medical history, and re-evaluate whether they have a true penicillin allergy. The evaluation, … [Read more...] about Allergic to Penicillin? You May Not Be