Benzathine Penicillin
It is also used to prevent rheumatic fever.
Benzathine penicillin. Specifically it is used to treat strep throat diphtheria syphilis and yaws. Tell your doctor about the allergy and what signs you had. Antibiotics such as penicillin g benzathine injection will not work for colds flu or other viral infections. Penicillin g benzathine injection is in a class of antibiotics called penicillins.
Benzathine benzylpenicillin also known as benzathine penicillin g is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. Pallidum resistant to pcn although treatment failures can occur. If you are allergic to penicillin g benzathine. Penicillin g benzathine salt with 1 lecithin.
Penicillin g benzathine injection is used to treat and prevent certain infections caused by bacteria. By deep intramuscular injection. This is not a list of all drugs or health problems that interact with penicillin g benzathine. Penicillin g benzathine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Or any other drugs foods or substances. 2 4 million units as a single dose outer quadrant of the gluteus maximus or hochstetter s ventrogluteal field is the preferred site of injection if clinical symptoms recur or laboratory findings remain strongly positive repeat treatment. Benzathine penicillin antibiotic for culture media use only 2s 5r 6r 3 3 dimethyl 7 oxo 6 2 phenylacetamido 4 thia 1 azabicyclo 3 2 0 heptane 2 carboxylic acid n 1 n 2 dibenzylethane 1 2 diamine 2 1. Do not confuse long acting benzathine benzylpenicillin for im injection with rapidly acting benzylpenicillin or penicillin g administered by iv route.
It works by killing bacteria that cause infections. Side effects include allergic reactions including anaphylaxis and pain at the site of. Combinations of some penicillin preparations e g bicillin c r a combination of benzathine penicillin and procaine penicillin are not appropriate treatments for syphilis as these combinations provide inadequate doses of penicillin. Do not mix with other drugs in the same syringe.
Quantitative vdrl rpr tests should become nonreactive 1 5 years following treatment with the duration of time dependent. Penicillin g benzathine is a slow onset antibiotic that is used to treat many types of mild to moderate infections caused by bacteria including strep infections or syphilis penicillin g benzathine is also used to prevent the symptoms of rheumatic fever. Any part of penicillin g benzathine. Penicillin g benzathine is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections it may also be used to prevent certain bacterial infections such as rheumatic fever this medication is a.
Below 25 c once reconstituted suspension must be used immediately. Benzathine penicillin pcn g is the treatment of choice for syphilis among adults who do not have neurological involvement. It is given by injection into a muscle.