Penicillin G sodium 5million Units/mL; pwd for IM inj or continuous IV drip after reconstitution; contains sodium 1.68mEq per million Units. Bacteremia, pneumonia, endocarditis, pericarditis, empyema, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Only two patients had a delayed reaction to a direct oral challenge. Regardless of risk category, 93 of the 96 ...

Penicillin Allergy – one of many common allergies. Trisha Wendling, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, presents guidance on how to approach a reported allergy to penicillin in the pediatric population. Understanding ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA approved the importation of an antibiotic that treats syphilis amid a penicillin shortage in the U.S.

Emergency department (ED) clinicians frequently are told that a child presenting to them for care has a penicillin allergy. A 2017 study [1] (reviewed here) evaluated children whose parents reported ...

In a randomized controlled trial of close to 1000 Ugandan children and youth with latent rheumatic heart disease (RHD), those who received monthly injections of penicillin G benzathine for 2 years had ...

A growing body of evidence indicates that some people thought to have an allergic response to injectable penicillin, the standard treatment for rheumatic heart disease, may instead be experiencing a ...

Imagine this: You’re at your doctor’s office with a sore throat. The nurse asks, “Any allergies?” And without hesitation, you reply, “Penicillin.” It’s something you’ve said for years – maybe since ...