Infection: Penicillin Allergy

Question 1

Which of the following can be used with caution in non-severe penicillin allergic patients?

Amoxicillin 
Imipenem 
Flucloxacillin 
Tazoxin
Phenoxymethylpenicillin

Answer 1

Amoxicillin = no
ampicillin = no 
benzylpen/pen G = no
Flucloxacillin = no
phenoxymethylben/pen V = no
Piperacillin (tazocin) = no
Pivmecillinam = no

Imipenem = yes
Also:
Cephasporins, aztreonam, meropenem, ertapenem.

Question 2

Which of the following can be used with caution in non-severe penicillin allergic patients?

Flucloxacillin 
Ticarcillin
Cefotaxime
Pen G
Pivmecillinam

Answer 2

Only Cefotaxime.

Question 3

Which of the following can be used in patients wth severe penicillin allergy?

Cefaclor
Aztreonam
Pen G
Flucloxacillin
Amikacin
Amoxicillin

Answer 3

Only the aminoglycoside amikacin