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Antibiotic graded challenge after PST requires more resources and is more costly than going directly to a two-step challenge.  <jats:bold>Objective:<\/jats:bold> To determine whether a pharmacist-driven penicillin allergy evaluation and a testing protocol\n that primarily uses direct oral challenges can safely delabel patients.  <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> Adult patients (ages &gt;18 years) with a penicillin allergy in their electronic medical record (EMR) who were admitted between September 2019 and June 2020 were eligible. Although all patients\n with penicillin allergy were eligible, priority was given to patients who required antibiotics. Patients were interviewed, and, if indicated, based on an institutional protocol, were tested by using PST and\/or two-step oral challenge. If the patient passed the challenge, then the penicillin\n allergy label was removed in the EMR and the patient counseled. Demographic information, allergy questionnaire results, testing results, and changes in antimicrobial therapy were collected.  <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Fifty patients were evaluated from September 2019 to June 2020. Ninety-six\n percent of the patients were delabeled, and antibiotic therapy changed for 54%. Twenty patients were delabeled with an interview alone, and 30 patients underwent oral two-step challenge. Only one patient required PST.  <jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> A pharmacist-driven penicillin allergy evaluation\n program focused on direct oral graded challenges and bypassing PST can effectively delabel admitted patients. 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