The pharmacy department asked a board-certified allergist if he would train selected pharmacists in using the penicillin skin test and serve as the program's medical director. He agreed to do so ...

Purpose: A penicillin allergy skin-testing service run by pharmacists is described. Summary: A board-certified allergist trained pharmacists at a tertiary care teaching hospital to administer ...

Common allergic symptoms include itchy skin, a raised rash and ... reaction in the past would need allergy testing and may be told never to take penicillin, Ms Oputu added. The charity Allergy ...