THERAPEUTIC CLASS
Immediate hypersensitivity reactions to penicillin and related antibiotics
The discovery of penicillin by Fleming led to tremendous benefits in clinical medicine.
Penicillin quickly became one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the world.
Despite a wide therapeutic index, it soon became clear that the penicillins could produce
a vast array of immunological responses that could cause severe and fatal allergic
reactions in some patients
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