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This may be an odd question, but i shall ask it in any case. is there any evidence that people who are allergic to penicillin are more likely to have an allergy to some other medications? if so, what?
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Possible: Some people who are allergic to penicillin can also react to a class of drug called cephalosporins. But this is rather unusual. The only way to know for sure is to try a drug sometime and see if you react to it. It also makes a difference how severe the reaction was to penicillin.
Answered 11/5/2014
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