We have pharmacies in town that will *refuse* to dispense a cephalosporin if a child has been labelled penicillin allergic. I've had pharmacists tell me they don't "feel comfortable" dispensing the cephalosporin. Eve H. Switzer, MD rural peds ps - we've been hit hard with rotavirus and RSV since the weekend - 10 inpatients (just mine) in our little town of 50,000. Walgreens is out of pedialyte... _________________________________________________________________ iVillage.com: Solutions for Your Life Check out the most exciting women's community on the Web http://www.ivillage.com