Name
POT PHENOXYMETHYL PENICILLIN
Mode of Action
IT IS A PENICILLIN AND IS BACTERILYTIC ANTIBIOTIC.
Dosage
ORALLY 250-500 MG 6 HOURLY IN ADULTS, 1/2 HOUR BEFORE OR 2 HOURS AFTER FOOD. CHILDREN UPTO 1 YEAR - 62.4 MG, 1-5 YEARS - 125 MG, 6-12 YEARS - 250 MG 6 HOURLY. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF RHEUMATIC FEVER- 250 MG BD
Drug Group
[BETA-LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC] , [PENICILLIN]
Cross Reaction
IT IS INTERACT WITH BACTERIOSTATIC ANTIBACTERIALS SUCH AS CHLORAMPHENICOL, AND TETRACYCLINES. THE POSSIBILITY OF A PROLONGED BLEEDING TIME FOLLOWING ORAL TREATMENT WITH A BROAD-SPECTRUM DRUG LIKE AMPICILLIN SHOULD BE BORNE IN MIND IN PATIENTS RECEIVING ANTICOAGULANTS.
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