I'm writing about a recently posted "Ask the Expert" column in reply to a question about penicillin allergy and cross-reactivity with sulfa drugs. Dr. Briceland is certainly correct that there is no ...

Results showed sulfonamides and cephalosporins were associated with the highest risk of serious cADRs compared with macrolides. Among commonly prescribed oral antibiotics, sulfonamides and ...

Antibiotic use has been linked to two rare but painful and sometimes deadly skin reactions: Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, a new study reports. Twenty-eight percent of ...

Commonly prescribed oral antibiotics were linked to increased odds of serious drug-related skin rashes that resulted in emergency department (ED) visits or hospitalizations in adults over 65 years of ...

Sulfates are salts used in some bowel prep medicines prescribed by gastroenterologists for patients about to undergo a colonoscopy. Sulfonamides – also known as sulfas – are drugs that prevent the ...