Effectiveness of direct delabelling of allergy labels in type A adverse drug reactions to penicillin: a multicentre hospitalwide prospective cohort study.

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 7513617 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1460-2091 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03057453 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Antimicrob Chemother Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 1997- : London : Oxford University Press
      Original Publication: London, New York, Academic Press.
    • Subject Terms:
      Penicillins*/adverse effects ; Drug Hypersensitivity*/etiology ; Anti-Bacterial Agents*/adverse effects ; Drug Labeling*; Humans ; Male ; Prospective Studies ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Adult ; Tertiary Care Centers ; Australia
    • Abstract:
      Background: Patient-reported penicillin allergy labels (PALs) are associated with adverse patient outcomes and inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. Removal of PALs via direct oral challenge (DOC) is associated with increased penicillin utilization post removal.
      Objectives: To assess the impact of direct delabelling (allergy label removal via medical reconciliation alone) of type A adverse drug reaction (ADR) PALs on inpatient prescribing.
      Methods: From January 2019 to December 2022 at two tertiary hospitals in Melbourne, patients aged ≥18 years with type A ADR PALs, as defined by the validated Antibiotic Allergy Assessment Tool, were offered direct delabelling or single-dose DOC. The primary endpoint was antibiotic use pre- and post-assessment (during index admission and 90 days post assessment). The secondary endpoint was the proportion of patients delabelled in the direct delabelling and DOC cohorts in the electronic medical record at 90 days post assessment.
      Results: Allergy labels (n = 4108) were assessed for 488 participants, with 490 individual type A ADR PAL assessments included. Three hundred and thirty-seven patients were directly delabelled, 69 underwent DOC and 84 were not delabelled. There was increased use of any penicillin following direct delabelling (OR 19.19, 95% CI 2.48-148.36) and DOC (OR 56.98, 95% CI 6.82-476.19) during the index admission, higher in the DOC group compared with direct delabelling (OR 2.97, 95% CI 1.39-6.37). Relabelling at 90 days was low with no statistically significant difference between direct delabelling (5/337; 1.5%) and DOC (0/69; 0%).
      Conclusions: Both direct delabelling and DOC of type A ADR PALs increased penicillin usage; however, the impact was greatest with DOC. Most patients remain delabelled at 90 days.
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    • Accession Number:
      0 (Penicillins)
      0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20240730 Date Completed: 20240930 Latest Revision: 20241029
    • Publication Date:
      20241031
    • Accession Number:
      10.1093/jac/dkae270
    • Accession Number:
      39078218