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==US Brand Names== | ==US Brand Names== | ||
PENICILLIN G SODIUM | PENICILLIN G SODIUM<sup>®</sup> | ||
==FDA Package Insert== | ==FDA Package Insert== | ||
Revision as of 03:58, 4 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamed Moubarak, M.D. [2]
Overview
Category
Penicillinase-resistant penicillins
US Brand Names
PENICILLIN G SODIUM®
FDA Package Insert
Description | Clinical Pharmacology | Microbiology | Indications and Usage | Contraindications | Warnings and Precautions | Adverse Reactions | Drug Interactions | Dosage and Administration | How Supplied | Labels and Packages
Mechanism of Action
Penicillin G exerts a bactericidal action against penicillin-susceptible microorganisms during the stage of active multiplication. It acts through the inhibition of biosynthesis of cell-wall peptidoglycan, rendering the cell wall osmotically unstable resulting in death of the bacterium.