The discovery of the original antibiotic remains one of the most remarkable success stories in medicine. So why do we know ...

Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long road to penicillin as a life-saving drug. Hannah is an Assistant Editor at ...

OB/GYNs reported feeling more comfortable performing penicillin allergy delabeling among pregnant women compared with ...

SAN DIEGO — Bypassing referrals to allergists and using electronic consults to reassess if patients are allergic to ...

The development is set to make India less reliant on China for imports of raw material used by the pharmaceutical industry.

Fleming presented his findings in 1929, but they raised little interest. He published a report on penicillin and its potential uses in the British Journal of Experimental Pathology. Fleming worked ...

I was told never to take penicillin again. I’m allergic to many antibiotics, which makes treating me (an elderly person) very challenging. Now my doctor feels that I should be able to take ...

Mattiedna Johnson was a nurse, laboratory technician, and medical researcher who revolutionize modern antibiotic treatments.

Accordingly, a study comparing the absorption, excretion, therapeutic activity and toxicity of penicillin G and penicillin X, and the in vitro sensitivity of various bacteria to these fractions ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: About 45 years ago, I came down with a rash on my chest and stomach from taking ampicillin. I was told never to take penicillin again. I’m allergic to many antibiotics, which makes ...

I was told never to take penicillin again. I’m allergic to many antibiotics, which makes treating me (an elderly person) very challenging. Now my doctor feels that I should be able to take ...