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Medicines > classes: narrow-spectrum)]] & fda max : 60 mg/kg/d (typically up to 3000 mg/d) or Indication-specific

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generic:
Penicillin G (benzylpenicillin; potassium, sodium, benzathine, procaine salts) (1)
brand:
Bicillin L-A (benzathine), Bicillin C-R (combination procaine + benzathine), Pfizerpen (potassium IV) (1)
classes: (Click arrow to add another value)
mechanism:
None (1)
uses:
'"`UNIQ--vote-00001414-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001415-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001416-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001417-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001418-QINU`"' (1)
starting dose:
None (1)
preparations:
Bicillin L-A 600,000; 1.2M; 2.4M U IM; aqueous crystalline (Pfizerpen) 5M, 20M U IV; procaine 600,000 U/mL IM (1)
fda max: (Click arrow to add another value)
routes:
IM (benzathine (1) · IV (aqueous crystalline); '''NEVER IV for benzathine — fatal cardiopulmonary events reported''' (1) · procaine) (1)
onset:
IV: minutes; IM benzathine: depot levels last weeks (1)
duration:
IM benzathine: 3-4 weeks of detectable levels (1)
halflife:
Aqueous crystalline ~30 minutes; benzathine effective ~3 weeks via depot release'"`UNIQ--ref-00001419-QINU`"' (1)
bioavailability:
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`"' (1)
pregnancy:
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.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)
legal:
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (1)

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