Side effects of penicillin

Transplant Patients with a Penicillin Allergy Label Experience a Higher Rate of Adverse Effects When Using Non-Penicillin Antibiotics

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Since individuals with a penicillin allergy label are given alternative antibiotic regimens, the researchers aimed to investigate if transplant patients with a penicillin allergy label would have worse outcomes from receiving alternative regimens.

Key Points: 
  • Since individuals with a penicillin allergy label are given alternative antibiotic regimens, the researchers aimed to investigate if transplant patients with a penicillin allergy label would have worse outcomes from receiving alternative regimens.
  • A retrospective analysis was done to compare outcomes between these patients to transplant patients treated for the same infections who did not have a penicillin allergy label.
  • Compared to the control group, transplant patients with the penicillin allergy label had a higher rate of adverse effects from non-penicillin antibiotics (8.9% compared to 6.3%).
  • The transplant patients with a penicillin allergy label also had a lower rate of infection with multi-drug resistant organisms (0.3% compared to 1%).

Vizient Pharmacy Network Committee Study Published in JAMA Finds Patients with Presumed Penicillin Allergy Given Less Effective, More Harmful Antibiotics

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

The study, led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, found that physicians unnecessarily prescribe inferior antibiotic alternatives to patients with documented penicillin allergies.

Key Points: 
  • The study, led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, found that physicians unnecessarily prescribe inferior antibiotic alternatives to patients with documented penicillin allergies.
  • The Vizient Pharmacy Network Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee provided the platform for the study as well as facilitated communications and access to data.
  • The dataset included nearly 11,000 inpatients on antibiotics from 106 Vizient member hospitals in the U.S.
  • The research team found that 16% of hospitalized patients with a documented, but unconfirmed, penicillin allergy were twice as likely to be prescribed alternative antibiotics.

ALK Sponsors Third Annual National Penicillin Allergy Day on September 28th

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Saturday, September 28, 2019

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --ALK (ALKB:DC / OMX: ALK B / AKABY / AKBLF)is pleased to join several organizations as a sponsor of the third annual National Penicillin Allergy Day, an awareness day to help educate the community on penicillin allergies and the importance of testing to ensure proper diagnosis.

Key Points: 
  • ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --ALK (ALKB:DC / OMX: ALK B / AKABY / AKBLF)is pleased to join several organizations as a sponsor of the third annual National Penicillin Allergy Day, an awareness day to help educate the community on penicillin allergies and the importance of testing to ensure proper diagnosis.
  • The day is celebrated on September 28th in honor of the dateAlexander Flemingdiscovered penicillin the world's first antibiotic in 1928.
  • ALK is committed to allergy prevention, diagnosis and treatment, with product offerings including allergy immunotherapies and diagnostic tests.
  • To learn more about National Penicillin Allergy Day, visit https://nationalpenicillinallergyday.com .