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Benzylpenicillin, also known as penicillin G (PenG [4]) or BENPEN, [5] is an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections. [6] This includes pneumonia , strep throat , syphilis , necrotizing enterocolitis , diphtheria , gas gangrene , leptospirosis , cellulitis , and tetanus . [ 6 ]
Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is used to administer non-oral antibiotics (usually intravenously) without the need for ongoing hospitalisation.OPAT is particularly useful for people who are not severely ill but do require a prolonged course of treatment that cannot be given in oral form. [1]
It is a form of penicillin which is a salt of benzylpenicillin and the local anaesthetic agent procaine. [9] The salt has weak solubility, and is prepared as a suspension. Upon injection it forms a deposit within tissue (a "depot'), and the salt slowly dissolves into interstitial fluid - dissociating the two molecules into their bioactive forms over an extended pe
ATC code J01 Antibacterials for systemic use is a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, a system of alphanumeric codes developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the classification of drugs and other medical products.
Benzathine benzylpenicillin/procaine benzylpenicillin, sold under the brand name Bicillin C-R, is an antibiotic medication. [1] It contains the antibiotics benzathine benzylpenicillin (penicillin G benzathine) and procaine benzylpenicillin (penicillin G procaine).
The recommended dosage for oral penicillin is 5 to 10 mg per pound of body weight, once daily. The duration of the treatment typically ranges from seven to 14 days, but in some cases, longer ...
Benzathine benzylpenicillin, also known as benzathine penicillin G (BPG), is an antibiotic medication useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. [3] Specifically it is used to treat strep throat, diphtheria, syphilis, and yaws. [3] [5] It is also used to prevent rheumatic fever. [5] It is given by injection into a muscle.
Penicillin G (benzylpenicillin) was first produced from a penicillium fungus that occurs in nature. The strain of fungus used today for the manufacture of penicillin G was created by genetic engineering to improve the yield in the manufacturing process.