Medically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmD Amoxicillin and penicillin (also known as penicillin V potassium or penicillin G ...

The Royal College of Anaesthetists says more patients are claiming to be allergic to penicillin, leading to other riskier antibiotics being used. Out of nearly 300 life-threatening reactions ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis finds that the global prevalence of reported penicillin allergy is 9.4%, though most ...

In this study 4 patients with bacterial endocarditis who were allergic to penicillin were treated with cephalosporin antibiotics; 1 patient received streptomycin simultaneously with cephaloridine.

They found that 80% to 90% of patients who reported they were allergic to penicillin, based on a recollected history of a reaction to the antibiotic, were incorrect when assessed by skin allergy ...