How do I know if I have a medical allergy to penicillin?

By | September 19, 2013

If you’ve never been tested for medical allergies, you should make an appointment with an allergy and asthma specialist right away.  Undiagnosed drug allergies can lead to complications and confusion down the line – your best course of action is to schedule a series of allergy skin tests as soon as possible!  At Allergy and Asthma Clinical Centers in MD and VA, we provide top of the line allergy testing as well as allergy treatment.  Dozens of our patients have had a penicillin allergy or some other type of medical allergy without ever knowing it!  By the time you leave our offices, you will know for sure whether or not you are allergic to penicillin based on our quick and effective penicillin skin test.

Common allergy symptoms can range from an allergic rash to a runny nose and itchy ears.  Whatever allergic reactions you are experiencing, our team of allergy doctors will have you feeling better in no time.  We commonly prescribe a wide range of different allergy medications depending on your particular reactions to penicillin and medical history.  We also offer allergy shots to our patients, but these are usually used as a last resort when simple allergy remedies aren’t able to do the trick.