Comparing Benzathine Benzylpenicillin vs Penicillin V Potassium
| Benzathine benzylpenicillin | Penicillin v potassium |
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| Benzathine benzylpenicillin | Penicillin v potassium |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Bacterial Infection, Bacterial Skin Infection, Glomerulonephritis, Pinta, Rheumatic Fever Prophylaxis, Streptococcal Infection, Syphilis - Early, Syphilis - Latent, Yaws. Benzathine... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Bacterial Infection, Fusospirochetosis - Trench Mouth, Cutaneous Bacillus anthracis, Clostridioides difficile Infection, Lyme Disease - Erythema Chronicum Migrans, Middle Ear... View more |
Related suggestions Bacterial Infection
Streptococcal Infection
Rheumatic Fever Prophylaxis
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Penicillin v potassium has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 56 ratings on Drugs.com. 54% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 27% reported a negative effect. |
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N/A |
Lower cost generic |
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| Extencilline | Penicillin VK | ||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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1 hour |
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Unknown
CSA Schedule is unknown. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Summary unavailable. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||
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No known drug interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
A total of 63 drugs are known to interact with Penicillin v potassium:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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No known disease interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||
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January 13, 1958 |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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