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Is there such a thing as an airborne allergy to penicillin? no penicillin medicines allowed in the home due to penicillin allergy, in case of contact

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Dr. Kristin Sokol answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

No: Drug allergy is caused by ingestion.

Answered 8/17/2016

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To much: I think you are a little overly cautious what kind of a reaction do you get from penicillin? Penicillin was the first antibiotic discovered from the moldy cheese. Just avoid any mold in cheese or blue cheese and you should be ok. Do you have an epi pen?

Answered 4/27/2016

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