PharmacologyQuestion 74 of 100
A patient states, "Penicillin gives me a rash." How should the medical assistant handle this information?
a.Ignore it because a rash is only a mild side effect
b.Record it as a documented drug allergy in a prominent place in the record and alert the provider
c.Write it in the free-text visit note only, without flagging the allergy field
d.Tell the patient that penicillin allergies always disappear with age
Explanation
Reported drug reactions must be entered in the designated allergy field so the alert follows the patient through prescribing and administration, and the provider should be informed. Burying it in a narrative note or dismissing it risks a repeat exposure that could progress to a severe reaction. Telling a patient an allergy has resolved is a clinical judgment outside the medical assistant's scope.
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