You’re Probably Not Allergic to Penicillin After All
by Beth Skwarecki on Vitals, shared by Beth Skwarecki from Lifehacker on (#3SKRX)
I went through most of my life thinking I was allergic to penicillin. I'd had hives with a dose of the stuff as a child, and an also-allergic family member taught me to look for an allergy section on every medical form I filled out, and make sure to write "penicillin" on the line.