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If penicillin were the drug of choice for a patient who claims he had an allergic reaction to it 30 years ago, would you consider giving it now?
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Audra Kresinske is an educator with over 7 years experience teaching English and employment readiness skills.
Such reports are often wrong, due to being overcautious and miscalling some effects in childhood. Although these reports are fraught with inaccuracy, you must consider what's at stake--anaphylaxis. Others feel the margin of safety may be acceptable after so many years without a reaction, but you can never go wrong with the 'abundance of caution' approach.
Audra Kresinske is an educator with over 7 years experience teaching English and employment readiness skills.
"It it were a chronic condition that allowed it, I would take the time to do skin testing first. If it were an acute situation, I would use alternative medication, even if it were considered secondary, until I had time to assess the immunological status properly. The worst that can happen--anaphylaxis--is unacceptable and preventable."
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