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General
- Type: Anti-Staphylococcal Penicillin
- Dosage Forms:
- Common Trade Names:
Adult Dosing
General
- Mild-to-moderate infection
- 250-500 mg IM/IV q4-6 hours
- Severe infection
- 2g IV q4 hours
- Examples: brain abscess, bursitis, erysipelas, mastitis, mastoiditis, osteomyelitis, perinephric abscess, pneumonia, pyomyositis, Scalded Skin Syndrome, Toxic Shock Syndrome
Pediatric Dosing
General
- Mild-to-moderate infection
- 50 mg/kg/day IM/IV divided q6 hours
- First Dose: 12.5 mg/kg IM/IV x 1
- Max: 4 g/day
- Severe infection
- 100 mg/kg/day IM/IV divided q4-6 hours
- First Dose: 16.6-25 mg/kg IM/IV x 1
- Max: 12 g/day
- 150-200 mg/kg/day divided q6-8 hours
- First Dose: 37.5-66.6 mg/kg IV x 1
- For MSSA
Special Populations
Contraindications
Adverse Reactions
Serious
Common
Pharmacology
- Half-life:
- Metabolism:
- Excretion:
- Mechanism of Action:
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