Which of the following statements is true regarding penicillin allergy?
A) Allergic reactions with oral penicillin are more common than with parenteral penicillin.
B) Anaphylactic reactions are more frequent in patients pretreated with b-blockers and subsequently given oral penicillin.
C) The treatment of anaphylaxis caused by penicillin is the immediate administration of corticosteroids.
D) Estimates indicate that 10,000 to 30,000 deaths occur annually in the United States because of an allergic reaction to penicillin.
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