Inconsistencies in penicillin allergy labels in hospital and primary care after allergy investigation.

Keywords: delabeling; drug allergy; drug provocation test; penicillin allergy; penicillin allergy labels EN delabeling drug allergy drug provocation test penicillin allergy penicillin allergy labels 969 973 5 09/05/23 20230901 NES 230901 Key messages Correct penicillin allergy labels are crucial for patient safety and correct patient management. Twenty-nine patients with a disproved allergy still had an incorrect penicillin allergy label in the hospital EMR, and of those, 16 (55.1%) also had an incorrect penicillin allergy label in primary care. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the degree of match/mismatch between penicillin allergy labels in hospital and primary care EMR systems in patients who had undergone penicillin allergy investigation in a hospital allergy clinic. Among patients with a disproved allergy, 93 patients (21.4%) still had an incorrect penicillin allergy label in primary care (79 GP clinics). [Extracted from the article]