Page values for "Penicillin G"
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1 row is stored for this page| Field | Field type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| generic | String | Penicillin G (benzylpenicillin; potassium, sodium, benzathine, procaine salts) |
| brand | String | Bicillin L-A (benzathine), Bicillin C-R (combination procaine + benzathine), Pfizerpen (potassium IV) |
| structure | File | |
| classes | List of String, delimiter: , | [[:Category:Penicillins|Penicillin (natural • narrow-spectrum)]] • [[:Category:Beta-lactam_antibiotics|β-lactam antibiotic]] |
| mechanism | String | |
| uses | String | '"`UNIQ--vote-00001414-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001415-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001416-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001417-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001418-QINU`"' |
| starting_dose | String | |
| preparations | String | Bicillin L-A 600,000; 1.2M; 2.4M U IM; aqueous crystalline (Pfizerpen) 5M, 20M U IV; procaine 600,000 U/mL IM |
| fda_max | String | Indication-specific |
| pill_id | Text | |
| routes | List of String, delimiter: , | IM (benzathine • procaine) • IV (aqueous crystalline); '''NEVER IV for benzathine — fatal cardiopulmonary events reported''' |
| onset | String | IV: minutes; IM benzathine: depot levels last weeks |
| duration | String | IM benzathine: 3-4 weeks of detectable levels |
| halflife | String | Aqueous crystalline ~30 minutes; benzathine effective ~3 weeks via depot release'"`UNIQ--ref-00001419-QINU`"' |
| bioavailability | String | Acid-labile; not effective orally (oral form available outside US as penicillin G salts but penicillin V is preferred for oral use)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000141A-QINU`"' |
| pregnancy | String | Penicillin G is the only fully effective syphilis treatment in pregnancy; penicillin-allergic pregnant patients require desensitization.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> |
| legal | String | [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US |