Penicillin allergy labeling on medical alert jewelry

Caroline Foreman; Thanh Thao Adriana Le; Joshua M. Inglis; William Bernard Smith

doi:10.1016/j.anai.2020.03.002

Penicillin allergy labeling on medical alert jewelry

Caroline Foreman, Thanh Thao Adriana Le, Joshua M. Inglis, William Bernard Smith

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Abstract

Penicillin allergy is self-reported by 9.4% of adults in South Australia and is reflected in up to 20% of hospital medical records. Drug allergy status can be communicated through medical information jewelry, and we reported that allergy to penicillins was declared on 16.6% of MedicAlerts in Australia.

It has been estimated that 90% to 99% of people with a penicillin allergy label are not allergic to penicillin. Penicillin allergy labels influence prescribing and are associated with multiple adverse outcomes...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	627-629
Number of pages	3
Journal	Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Volume	124
Issue number	6
Early online date	15 Mar 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2020.03.002
Publication status	Published - Jun 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Penicillin allergy
MedicAlerts
Drug allergy status
medical information jewelry

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