benzathine penicillin, benzylpenicillin, cefixime 493
benzathine penicillin (Bicillin L-A, Penadur L-A, Permapen)
Benzathine penicillin is a long-acting antibiotic of the penicillin family used to treat syphilis, genital
ulcers, and other infections, including some sore throats. It is always given as an injection into muscle.
In what forms
does this
medicine
come?
How much and
when to take
Powder for mixing for
injection: 1.2 or 2.4 million
Units in a 5 ml vial.
For syphilis: If there is a sore,
inject 2.4 million Units into
muscle one time only. If there
is a blood test or the sores
have already disappeared, then
every week for 3 weeks.
Who should
not take this
medicine?
People who are allergic
to medicines of the
penicillin family.
Warning
Have epinephrine on hand whenever
you inject penicillin. Watch for
allergic reactions and allergic shock
which could start within 30 minutes.
Other
medicines
that may
work
for syphilis: doxycycline, tetracycline,
er ythromycin
also treat for chancroid, see page 271
benzylpenicillin (Celinex, Hi-Do-Pen, penicillin G potassium or sodium)
Benzylpenicillin is an antibiotic of the penicillin family used to treat many serious infections.
In what forms
does this
medicine come?
Powder for mixing
for injection:
1 or 5 million Units
Watch for allergic reactions
and signs of shock.
How much and
when to take
Who should
not take this
medicine?
For tetanus in newborns: Inject
100,000 Units/kg into muscle
4 times a day for 10 days.
People allergic to
medicines of the
penicillin family.
Warning
Other
medicines
that may
work
for serious infection after an abortion:
ampicillin, cefixime, ceftriaxone,
clindamycin, doxycycline, gentamicin,
metronidazole (see pages 256 and
257 for medicine combinations).
cefixime (Suprax)
CAUTION
Cefixime is an antibiotic of the cephalosporin family that is used to treat many infections including
gonorrhea, pelvic inflammatory disease, womb infection after childbirth, infection after abortion, and others.
In what forms
does this
medicine come?
How much
and when to
take
Who should
not take this
medicine?
Tablets: 200 or 400 mg Side
Liquid: 100 mg in 5 ml effects
Nausea, diarrhea, headache.
For gonorrhea, PID, or infection
after abortion: Take 400 mg, by
mouth, one time only (see pages
256 to 257, 268, and 275 for drug
combinations).
For womb infection after childbirth:
Take 400 mg, by mouth, 2 times a
day until fever is gone for 2 days.
For kidney infection: Take 500 mg, by
mouth, 2 times a day for 10 days.
Do not use if you are
allergic to antibiotics of
the cephalosporin family.
Warning
Watch for allergic reaction. People who
have liver problems should be watched
carefully when taking cefixime.
Other
medicines
that may
work
for gonorrhea: ceftriaxone, spectinomycin
for PID: azithromycin, ceftriaxone,
doxycycline, erythromycin, metronidazole,
spectinomycin, tetracycline
for infection after abortion: ampicillin, ceftriaxone,
clindamycin, doxycycline, gentamicin, metronidazole
for womb infection: ampicillin, doxycyline, gentamicin,
metronidazole
for kidney infection: ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin,
cotrimoxazole, gentamicin
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