If penicillin became the pinnacle antibiotic why are many of us now allergic?

Question

Many people now are allergic to it, well I say many but I know a fair few who are.

How did it become the pinnacle antibiotic but yet cause some of us issues now

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Answer 1

People can be allergic to anything, and penicillin is pretty much mold cultures. The fact that it is used as an antibiotic doesn’t make it more or less likely to be an allergen.