General description
Benzylpenicillin is a narrow spectrum beta lactam antibiotic.
INN
Benzylpenicillin
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
Antibiotic groups
EML status history
First added in 1977
(TRS
615)
for
Bacterial infection of unspecified site
Added in 2017
(TRS
1006)
for
Bacterial meningitis
Added in 2017
(TRS
1006)
for
Acute malnutrition in infants, children or adolescents
Added in 2017
(TRS
1006)
for
Sepsis without septic shock
Removed in 2017
(TRS
1006)
for
Bacterial infection of unspecified site
Added in 2017
(TRS
1006)
for
Congenital syphilis
Added in 2017
(TRS
1006)
for
Bacterial pneumonia
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DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Access group antibiotics
- Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 600 mg in vial powder for injection (=1 million IU as sodium or potassium salt); 3 g in vial powder for injection (=5 million IU as sodium or potassium salt)
- Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 600 mg in vial powder for injection (= 1 million IU as sodium or potassium salt); 3 g in vial powder for injection (= 5 million IU as sodium or potassium salt)
Indications
First choice
Congenital syphilis [children] Syphilis co-prescribed with gentamicin Bacterial pneumonia (Community-acquired pneumonia - severe) [children] co-prescribed with gentamicin Sepsis without septic shock co-prescribed with gentamicin Acute malnutrition in infants, children or adolescents (complicated) [children]Second choice
Bacterial meningitis
Other indications