PENICILLIN G SODIUM (penicillin g sodium)


Drug overview for PENICILLIN G SODIUM (penicillin g sodium):

Generic name: PENICILLIN G SODIUM (pen-ih-SILL-in GEE)
Drug class: Beta-Lactams
Therapeutic class: Anti-Infective Agents

Penicillin G, a natural penicillin, is a beta-lactam antibiotic.

Penicillin G potassium and penicillin G sodium are used parenterally when rapid and high concentrations of penicillin G are required, as in the treatment of endocarditis, meningitis, pericarditis, septicemia, severe pneumonia, or other serious infections caused by organisms susceptible to penicillin G. For additional information on the uses of penicillin G potassium and penicillin G sodium, see Uses in the Natural Penicillins General Statement 8:12.16.04.
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  • PENICILLIN G NA 5 MILLION UNIT
    PENICILLIN G NA 5 MILLION UNIT
The following indications for PENICILLIN G SODIUM (penicillin g sodium) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
Abdominal actinomycosis
Actinomycosis
Anthrax septicemia
Aspiration pneumonia
Botulism
Cervicofacial actinomycosis
Clostridium perfringens empyema
Congenital neurosyphilis
Cutaneous anthrax
Diphtheria
Enterococcal endocarditis
Enterococcus septicemia
Erysipeloid
Erysipelothrix endocarditis
Fusospirochetal pharyngitis
Gas gangrene caused by Clostridium perfringens
Gastrointestinal anthrax
Granulomatosis infantiseptica
Inhaled anthrax
Listeria endocarditis
Listeria meningitis
Lung abscess
Meningitis due to anthrax
Meningococcal meningitis
Meningococcemia
Necrotizing fasciitis Streptococcus infection
Necrotizing pneumonia
Neonatal group B streptococcal septicemia
Neonatal meningitis
Neonatal pneumonia
Neurosyphilis
Pasteurella multocida endocarditis
Pasteurella multocida osteomyelitis
Pasteurellosis
Pneumococcal meningitis
Pneumococcus endocarditis
Primary genital syphilis
Pulmonary actinomycosis
Rat-bite fever
Scarlet fever
Secondary syphilis
Sepsis of newborn
Skin and skin structure Streptococcus pyogenes infection
Streptococcal endocarditis
Streptococcal meningitis
Streptococcal pneumonia
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
Streptococcus empyema
Streptococcus myositis
Streptococcus pericarditis
Symptomatic congenital syphilis
Tetanus
Upper respiratory infection due to Neisseria meningitidis


Professional Synonyms:
Abdominal actinomycotic infection
Actinomycotic infection
Actinophytosis
Anthracemia
Anthrax meningitis
Anthrax pneumonia
Bacterial sepsis of newborn
Cerebral anthrax
Cervicofacial actinomycotic infection
Clostridium perfringens gas gangrene
Diphtheritis
Disseminated infantile listeriosis
Empyema due to Clostridium perfringens
Empyema due to Streptococcus
Endocarditis due to enterococcus
Endocarditis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
Endocarditis due to Listeria monocytogenes
Endocarditis due to Pasteurella multocida
Endocarditis due to Streptococcus
Fusospirochetal infection of the oropharynx
Gangrenous erysipelas due to Streptococcus
Gangrenous pneumonia
Gas gangrene due to Clostridium perfringens
GI anthrax
Infection caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
Infectious disease with painful voluntary muscle spasms
Inhalational anthrax
Intestinal anthrax
Intoxication with Clostridium botulinum toxin
Juvenile neurosyphilis
Late congenital neurosyphilis
Lumpy jaw
Meningeal anthrax
Meningitis due to Listeria monocytogenes
Meningitis due to listeriosis
Meningococcal septicemia
Myositis due to Streptococcus
Necrotic pneumonia
Necrotizing erysipelas due to Streptococcus
Necrotizing fasciitis due to Streptococcus
Neonatal group B streptococcal sepsis
Neonatal sepsis
Osteomyelitis due to Pasteurella multocida
Pasteurella infection
Pericarditis due to Streptococcus
Pneumococcal endocarditis
Pneumonia due to Streptococcus species
Pneumonia due to Streptococcus spp.
Pulmonary abscess
Pulmonary actinomycotic infection
Pyogenic bone infection due to Pasteurella multocida
Pyothorax due to Clostridium perfringens
Pyothorax due to Streptococcus
Rag-Sorter's disease
Ragpicker's disease
Ragsorter's disease
Rat-bite disease
Scarlatina
Sepsis due to Enterococcus
Septicemia due to anthrax
Septicemia due to Enterococcus
Septicemia due to Neisseria meningitidis
Skin & skin soft tissue Streptococcus pyogenes infection
Skin infection due to Bacillus anthracis
Sodoku
Sokosho
Streptococcal infection of the pericardium
Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis
Streptococcus species empyema
Syphilitic chancre
Syriac ulcer
Thoracic actinomycosis
Toxic shock syndrome due to Streptococcus
TSS due to Streptococcus
URI due to Neisseria meningitidis
Vincent's angina
Wool-Sorter's disease
Wool-Sorter's pneumonia
Woolsorter's disease