Did you know that about 10% of people are labeled as allergic to penicillins, but over 90% of them are not truly allergic? De-labeling penicillin allergies allows people to receive the most appropriate antibiotic for an infection.
We are excited to now be able to offer your child Amoxicillin (Penicillin) allergy testing in our office!
The Amoxicillin challenge is considered to be the best way to determine whether your child is truly allergic to penicillins. Below is information as to who is eligible and how to schedule an appointment.
Eligible patients are children who had a minor reaction such as a rash when taking Amoxicillin. We are not testing children who had a severe reaction of anaphylaxis, serum sickness or hives within 24 hrs of taking the medication.
If you feel your child is a candidate for testing you can schedule the following visits.
1. First visit: a telemedicine
This visit is to discuss the amoxicillin reaction to ensure your child is eligible, discuss testing protocol and prescribe one dose of the Amoxicillin to be used for in office testing.
2. Second visit: In person office visit
You are to bring the dose of Amoxicillin prescribed to you. We will give your child a portion of the dose while closely monitoring them. If tolerated, your child will receive the remaining dose with continued monitoring. Please plan to be here for 1.5 hours (90 min). Please bring activities to keep your child occupied and entertained (screen time is ok). There will be no eating allowed during that time. Water is the only liquid allowed.
You may call our office at (312) 943-6964 to schedule the initial visit by telemedicine. At this time, you cannot schedule this visit type via Mychart. Amoxicillin challenges are for current patients only.