II. Indications: Antibacterial Activity Spectrum
- General Spectrum
- Penicillin drug of choice in:
III. Mechanism
- See Penicillin
IV. Medications: Natural Penicillins (First Generation)
- Original Natural Penicillins
- Penicillin V or Phenoxymethylpenicillin (oral)
- Penicillin G or Benzylpenicillin (IV)
- Semisynthetic Penicillins derived from Penicillin G for long duration after IM Injection
V. Dosing: First Generation Penicillins (Natural Penicillins)
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Penicillin G
- Standard Dosing
- Penicillin G 100-150k U/Kg/day IV/IM divided every 4 to 6 hours
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Group B Streptococcus or Meningitis
- Penicillin G 250k-300k U/Kg/day IV/IM divided every 4 hours
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Haemophilus Influenzae
Meningitis
- Penicillin G 400,000 units/kg/day IV divided every 4 hours
- Standard Dosing
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Benzathine Penicillin (Bicillin LA)
- Weight <27 kg: 0.3 to 0.6 Million Units IM for 1 dose
- Weight >27 kg: 0.9 to 1.2 Million Units IM for 1 dose
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Penicillin V (Pen-Vee K)
- Supplied: 125 or 250 mg/5ml elixir
- Dosing: 25-50 mg/kg/day divided four times daily (up to 250 to 500 mg every 6 hours)
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| Concepts | Antibiotic (T195) , Organic Chemical (T109) |
| SnomedCT | 86536001, 373291007 |
| English | penicillin natural, natural penicillin, Natural penicillin (product), Natural penicillin (substance), Natural penicillin, Natural penicillin, NOS |
| Spanish | penicilina natural (producto), penicilina natural (sustancia), penicilina natural |
