{"id":1190,"date":"2020-02-11T18:31:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T23:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlestonent.fm1.dev\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2020-02-11T18:31:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T23:31:14","slug":"your-penicillin-allergy-may-be-fake-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlestonent.com\/your-penicillin-allergy-may-be-fake-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Penicillin Allergy May Be Fake News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Penicillin allergies have long been considered the most common drug allergy in the U.S. An estimated one out of ten people in Charleston are allergic to penicillin \u2013 at least according to their medical charts. In reality, penicillin allergies are much less common than believed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penicillin Allergies <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Allergies are\nan exaggerated immune system response to a substance that is otherwise\nharmless. In order to protect the body from a perceived threat, chemicals are\nreleased into the bloodstream, causing symptoms such as swelling, inflammation,\nrash, hives, itchiness, watery eyes and more. People with penicillin allergies\nexperience these and other symptoms when administered the penicillin\nantibiotic. The biggest danger is the possibility of anaphylaxis, a serious and\npotentially deadly side effect that causes breathing difficulties, wheezing,\ndizziness, weak or rapid pulse, nausea, vomiting, hives and loss of\nconsciousness. It can lead to shock, coma or death rather quickly. Anaphylaxis\nis a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment with an epinephrine\ninjection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of\nthe possibility of a serious adverse reaction, patients allergic to penicillin\nin Goodyear are given other drugs to fight off infection and disease. These\nmedications may be less effective than penicillin, putting these people at a\nhealth disadvantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New research,\nhowever, shows that a significant majority of patients deemed allergic to\npenicillin won\u2019t suffer any negative side effects from taking it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

False Positives <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Doctors\nbelieve up to 90 percent of patients diagnosed with penicillin allergy in Goodyear\nand across the country are not allergic to the drug, after all. There are\nplenty of reasons for this: in many cases, a patient prescribed penicillin for\na childhood illness developed a rash after receiving treatment that likely had\nnothing to do with the antibiotic, but the information was added to their\nhealth record. Additionally, your odds of developing an allergic reaction to\npenicillin drop by roughly ten percent per year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These false\npositives aren\u2019t just inconvenient \u2013 they can prevent a patient from receiving\nthe best treatment for their medical condition, prolonging their illness. This\nleads to higher rates of morbidity, longer hospital stays and higher long-term\nhealth care costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your allergy specialist can confirm or rule out a penicillin allergy through a simple two-part test. First, a small amount of penicillin will be placed directly on your skin and you\u2019ll be watched for a reaction. If none occurs, you\u2019ll be administered a full dose and observed for one hour. If you still show no adverse reaction after 60 minutes, you are not allergic to penicillin and the listing will be removed from your health record, opening up your treatment options in the event of future medical crises. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Penicillin allergies have long been considered the most common drug allergy in the U.S. An estimated one out of ten people in Charleston are allergic to penicillin \u2013 at least according to their medical charts. In reality, penicillin allergies are much less common than believed. Penicillin Allergies Allergies are an exaggerated immune system response to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1191,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"17","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","locid":"","rating":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/charlestonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/charlestonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/charlestonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charlestonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charlestonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/charlestonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charlestonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/charlestonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charlestonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charlestonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}