Senior Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Diseases, Department of Pharmacy, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, New York The safety of a penicillin in a cephalosporin-allergic patient ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a kid, I remember having a rash after taking penicillin. To this day, my doctor prescribes something other than penicillin if needed when I am ill. I have heard that people who ...