Penicillin VK Questions

What's the difference between amoxicillin and penicillin?

How important is penicillin dose timing?

I have an abscess around the roots of a broken tooth and was prescribed Penicillin VK 500mg 4 times a day, so every 6 hours. Do you think its out of the question to take it every 4 hours, so that I don't have to wake up in the middle of the night to take them? Or is it an issue of keeping the... read more

Penicillin VK - It Said Take Four Times Daily Do That Mean Every Four Hours I Take It?

Penicillin for tooth ache/infection?

I was given Penicillin VK 500mg 3 days ago to be taken every 6 hours for 10 days. I've been having pain every day continuously with little breaks in between. I've been taking over 1600mg of Ibuprofen, using benzocaine every hour. Last night it hit me the worst. This excruciating pain... read more

Penicillin-VK - pediatric dosage?

what is the proper prescription for pen vk suspension for pediatric use?

Bacterial Infection - Can penicillin vk treat diverticulitis?

Was diagnosed with actemycosis in March 2014 ... Treated with pencillin vk for 18 months & disease went dormant & has been every since... Recently I believe it has come back ... But like before I was misdiagnosed for 6 months as the bacteria grew & smothered my organs... They done... read more

I was wondering how much penicillin VK should be taken daily and for how many days to cure a UTI?

Basically what would the regimen be for clearing up a UTI using the antibiotic penicillin VK... what strength and dosage and for how many days should it be taken to make sure the bacterial infection is fully cleared up ... thank you so much for your time :)