About 3.5 million Canadians believe they are allergic to Penicillin or Amoxicillin but studies show that more than 95% of people tested are not actually allergic and 80% grow out of it after 10 years.

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Having a Penicillin, Amoxicillin, or Sulfa/Septra allergy on your medical chart leads to...

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• Use of more expensive antibiotics and prescriptions

• More side effects (such as diarrhea)

• Longer stays in hospital

• Higher chance of wound infection after surgery

• More antibiotic resistance 

• Higher chance of C-section

 

For these reasons it is now recommended that ALL Canadians who believe they are allergic to Penicillin or Amoxicillin get allergy testing done.

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Who can benefit the most from Penicillin and Amoxicillin allergy testing?

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Who can benefit the most from Sulfa/Septra allergy testing?