National patient safety alert – harm from incorrect recording of penicillin allergy as penicillamine allergy

National Patient Safety Alert: penicillin allergy wrongly recorded as penicillamine allergy in prescribing systems.

NHS England · Primary Care Bulletin item

National patient safety alert – harm from incorrect recording of penicillin allergy as penicillamine allergy

Published 4 December 2025 · CQC, regulation & governance, Prescribing & medicines

← NHS England Primary Care Bulletin – 4 December 2025

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In brief National Patient Safety Alert: penicillin allergy wrongly recorded as penicillamine allergy in prescribing systems.

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From NHS England’s Primary Care Bulletin, issue 368, 4 December 2025. Headline is NHS England’s; summary by BLMC. The full bulletin is also published on patient.info.