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Peering into the mind of artificial intelligence to make better antibiotics

Written by | 20 Aug 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded in popularity. It powers models that help us drive vehicles, proofread emails and even design new molecules for medications. But just like a […]

Removal of incorrect penicillin allergy labels by non-specialist healthcare professional feasible

Written by | 23 Mar 2024

Patients who may have been mis-labelled as allergic to penicillin could be safely offered a dose of the oral antibiotic to demonstrate that they could take it without […]

Evidence-based approaches to penicillin allergy de-labelling

Written by | 17 Nov 2023

Neil Powell combines the roles of consultant antimicrobial pharmacist and clinical researcher at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. In this series of short videos, he describes the […]

What does a consultant antimicrobial pharmacist do?

Written by | 16 Nov 2023

The work of a consultant antimicrobial pharmacist involves not only knowing about antimicrobial medicines but also understanding how people and organisations behave and collaborating with others to optimise […]

Could penicillin allergy de-labelling lead to better outcomes?

Written by | 15 Nov 2023

Implementation of penicillin allergy de-labelling calls for an understanding of the key barriers and enablers in healthcare systems – topics that the iNAAN and ALABAMA studies address, explains […]

What the PALACE study tells us about penicillin allergy de-labelling

Written by | 14 Nov 2023

The PALACE study showed that in people at low-risk of penicillin allergy, a direct oral challenge with penicillin was no less effective than standard allergy testing for determining […]

Why penicillin allergy labels might be a bad thing

Written by | 13 Nov 2023

Neil Powell combines the roles of a consultant antimicrobial pharmacist and a clinical researcher at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro.  His current research is focused on the […]

Removing incorrect penicillin allergy labels in a UK hospital

Written by | 25 Aug 2023

Incorrect penicillin allergy labels can result in patients receiving less effective or more toxic antimicrobial agents but a pilot study has shown that a pharmacy-led multidisciplinary team can […]

Outcomes of penicillin allergy de-labelling

Written by | 24 Aug 2023

A total of 56 patients were successfully de-labelled in the pilot study but a key challenge will be preventing the erroneous reappearance of the penicillin allergy label, according […]

Why should we de-label ‘penicillin-allergic’ patients?

Written by | 23 Aug 2023

Incorrect penicillin allergy labels can result in patients receiving less effective or more toxic antimicrobial agents but a recent publication has shown that a pharmacy-led multidisciplinary team can […]

Penicillin reduces pediatric rheumatic heart disease progression

Written by | 21 Dec 2021

Treatment with penicillin significantly reduces the risk of underlying rheumatic heart disease progression in children and adolescents, researchers reported on Nov. 12, 2021 in the NEJM/New England Journal […]

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