Penicillin Allergy Adult (962)
Warning
Penicillin allergy is over-reported by patients. This leads to unnecessary use of broad-spectrum/less effective alternatives which increases costs, resistance and adverse outcomes. Correctly identifying those who are not actually penicillin-allergic and utilising beta-lactam antibiotics improves patient outcomes and reduces adverse events. See the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG) website for more details, including guidance on when/how to consider Penicillin Allergy De-labelling: https://www.sapg.scot/guidance-qi-tools/quality-improvement-tools/penicillin-allergy-de-labelling/
At the QEUH site there is a limited penicillin allergy de-labelling service for in-patients: contact the ID registrar on-call