By Gina Shaw
An allergy assessment with the patient can be the most important step in a penicillin delabeling program and is relatively simple and cost-effective to administer, according to Bruce M. Jones, PharmD, during the 2022 annual MAD-ID (Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases) antimicrobial stewardship meeting.
The high rate of incorrectly reported penicillin allergy is well known in the antimicrobial stewardship community. “Approximately 10% of patients report penicillin