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Penicillins (Systemic)

Description and Brand Names | Before Using | Proper Use | Precautions | Side Effects | Additional Information


Category
  • Antibacterial, systemic—Amoxicillin; Ampicillin; Bacampicillin; Carbenicillin; Cloxacillin; Dicloxacillin; Flucloxacillin; Methicillin; Mezlocillin; Nafcillin; Oxacillin; Penicillin G; Penicillin V; Piperacillin; Pivampicillin; Pivmecillinam; Ticarcillin
Description

Penicillins are used to treat infections caused by bacteria. They work by killing the bacteria or preventing their growth.

There are several different kinds of penicillins. Each is used to treat different kinds of infections. One kind of penicillin usually may not be used in place of another. In addition, penicillins are used to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body. They are sometimes given with other antibacterial medicines (antibiotics). Some of the penicillins may also be used for other problems as determined by your doctor. However, none of the penicillins will work for colds, flu, or other virus infections.

Penicillins are available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

    Oral
  • Amoxicillin
    • Capsules (U.S. and Canada)
    • Oral suspension (U.S. and Canada)
    • Tablets (U.S.)
    • Chewable tablets (U.S. and Canada)
  • Ampicillin
    • Capsules (U.S. and Canada)
    • Oral suspension (U.S. and Canada)
  • Bacampicillin
    • Oral suspension (U.S.)
    • Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
  • Carbenicillin
    • Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
  • Cloxacillin
    • Capsules (U.S. and Canada)
    • Oral solution (U.S. and Canada)
  • Dicloxacillin
    • Capsules (U.S.)
    • Oral suspension (U.S.)
  • Flucloxacillin
    • Capsules (Canada)
    • Oral suspension (Canada)
  • Nafcillin
    • Capsules (U.S.)
    • Tablets (U.S.)
  • Oxacillin
    • Capsules (U.S.)
    • Oral solution (U.S.)
  • Penicillin G Benzathine
    • Oral suspension (Canada)
  • Penicillin G Potassium
    • Oral solution (U.S.)
    • Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
  • Penicillin V Benzathine
    • Oral suspension (Canada)
  • Penicillin V Potassium
    • Oral solution (U.S. and Canada)
    • Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
  • Pivampicillin
    • Oral suspension (Canada)
    • Tablets (Canada)
  • Pivmecillinam
    • Tablets (Canada)
    Parenteral
  • Ampicillin
    • Injection (U.S. and Canada)
  • Carbenicillin
    • Injection (U.S. and Canada)
  • Cloxacillin
    • Injection (Canada)
  • Methicillin
    • Injection (U.S.)
  • Mezlocillin
    • Injection (U.S.)
  • Nafcillin
    • Injection (U.S. and Canada)
  • Oxacillin
    • Injection (U.S.)
  • Penicillin G Benzathine
    • Injection (U.S. and Canada)
  • Penicillin G Potassium
    • Injection (U.S. and Canada)
  • Penicillin G Procaine
    • Injection (U.S. and Canada)
  • Penicillin G Sodium
    • Injection (U.S. and Canada)
  • Piperacillin
    • Injection (U.S. and Canada)
  • Ticarcillin
    • Injection (U.S. and Canada)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S.—

  • Amoxil 1
  • Bactocill 11
  • Beepen-VK 13
  • Betapen-VK 13
  • Bicillin L-A 12
  • Cloxapen 5
  • Crysticillin 300 A.S. 12
  • Dynapen 6
  • Dycill 6
  • Geocillin 4
  • Geopen 4
  • Ledercillin VK 13
  • Mezlin 9
  • Nafcil 10
  • Nallpen 10
  • Omnipen 2
  • Omnipen-N 2
  • Pathocil 6
  • Pentids 12
  • Pen Vee K 13
  • Permapen 12
  • Pfizerpen 12
  • Pfizerpen-AS 12
  • Pipracil 14
  • Polycillin 2
  • Polycillin-N 2
  • Polymox 1
  • Principen 2
  • Prostaphlin 11
  • Spectrobid 3
  • Staphcillin 8
  • Tegopen 5
  • Ticar 17
  • Totacillin 2
  • Totacillin-N 2
  • Trimox 1
  • Unipen 10
  • V-Cillin K 13
  • Veetids 13
  • Wycillin 12
  • Wymox 1

In Canada—

  • Amoxil 1
  • Ampicin 2
  • Apo-Amoxi 1
  • Apo-Ampi 2
  • Apo-Cloxi 5
  • Apo-Pen VK 13
  • Ayercillin 12
  • Bicillin L-A 12
  • Fluclox 7
  • Geopen Oral 4
  • Ledercillin VK 13
  • Megacillin 12
  • Nadopen-V 13
  • Nadopen-V 200 13
  • Nadopen-V 400 13
  • Novamoxin 1
  • Novo-Ampicillin 2
  • Novo-Cloxin 5
  • Novo-Pen-VK 13
  • Nu-Amoxi 1
  • Nu-Ampi 2
  • Nu-Cloxi 5
  • Nu-Pen-VK 13
  • Orbenin 5
  • Penbritin 2
  • Penglobe 3
  • Pen-Vee 13
  • Pipracil 14
  • Pondocillin 15
  • PVF 13
  • PVF K 13
  • Pyopen 4
  • Selexid 16
  • Tegopen 5
  • Ticar 17
  • Unipen 10
  • V-Cillin K 13
  • Wycillin 12

Note:

For quick reference, the following penicillins are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.
This information applies to the following medicines:
1. Amoxicillin (a-mox-i-SILL-in)‡
2. Ampicillin (am-pi-SILL-in)‡
3. Bacampicillin (ba-kam-pi-SILL-in)
4. Carbenicillin (kar-ben-i-SILL-in)
5. Cloxacillin (klox-a-SILL-in)‡
6. Dicloxacillin (dye-klox-a-SILL-in)†‡
7. Flucloxacillin (floo-klox-a-SILL-in)*
8. Methicillin (meth-i-SILL-in)†
9. Mezlocillin (mez-loe-SILL-in)†
10. Nafcillin (naf-SILL-in)‡
11. Oxacillin (ox-a-SILL-in)†‡
12. Penicillin G (pen-i-SILL-in G)§
13. Penicillin V (pen-i-SILL-in V)‡
14. Piperacillin (pi-PER-a-sill-in)
15. Pivampicillin (piv-am-pi-SILL-in)*
16. Pivmecillinam (piv-me-SILL-in-am)*
17. Ticarcillin (tye-kar-SILL-in)
* Not commercially available in the U.S.
† Not commercially available in Canada
‡ Generic name product may be available in the U.S.
§ Generic name product may be available in Canada

   

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Penicillins: Before Using

Date Revised: 06/11/1999






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