Comparing Penicillin G Benzathine vs Vibramycin

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Penicillin g benzathine	Vibramycin (doxycycline)	Enter another drug to compare

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Penicillin g benzathine	Vibramycin (doxycycline)	Enter another drug to compare
Prescription only Prescribed for Bacterial Infection, Congenital Syphilis, Bejel, Glomerulonephritis, Neurosyphilis, Pharyngitis, Rheumatic Fever Prophylaxis, Skin or Soft Tissue Infection, Streptococcal Infection... View more	Prescription only Prescribed for Actinomycosis, Acne, Amebiasis, Anthrax, Gonococcal Infection - Uncomplicated, Periodontitis, Chancroid, Ocular Rosacea, Rosacea, Cervicitis, Lyme Disease, Anthrax Prophylaxis... View more	Related suggestions Bacterial Infection Amoxicillin Doxycycline Clindamycin Cephalexin Ciprofloxacin Metronidazole Skin or Soft Tissue Infection Cephalexin Doxycycline Clindamycin Keflex Amoxicillin Augmentin Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Doxycycline Azithromycin Amoxicillin Azithromycin Dose Pack Augmentin Cephalexin Syphilis, Early Doxycycline Ceftriaxone Erythromycin Doxy 100 Monodox Doryx Popular comparisons Penicillin g benzathine vs doxycycline Penicillin g benzathine vs Penicillin G Procaine
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Ratings & Reviews
Penicillin g benzathine has an average rating of 9.3 out of 10 from a total of 4 ratings on Drugs.com. 100% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect.	Vibramycin has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 9 ratings on Drugs.com. 44% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 11% reported a negative effect.
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Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified.
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Drug Class
Natural penicillins	Miscellaneous antimalarials Tetracyclines
Generic Availability
N/A	Lower cost generic approved
Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance
We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly.	We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly.
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Dosage Forms
N/A	Oral capsule Oral powder for reconstitution Oral syrup
Brand Names
Bicillin L-A, Isoject Permapen, Lentocilin	Other doxycycline brands include: Acticlate, Adoxa, Adoxa CK, Adoxa Pak, Adoxa TT, Alodox, Avidoxy, Doryx, Doryx MPC, Doxy 100, Doxy 200, Doxy-Caps, Doxy-D, LymePak, Mondoxyne NL, Monodox, Morgidox, Okebo, Oracea, Oraxyl, Targadox, Uracil View more
Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value.
672 hours	23 hours
CSA Schedule ¹ View glossary of CSA terms
N Not a controlled drug Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.	N Not a controlled drug Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.
Pregnancy Category
B Category B No proven risk in humans See the full pregnancy warnings document.	D Category D Positive evidence of risk See the full pregnancy warnings document.
Drug Interactions
A total of 55 drugs are known to interact with Penicillin g benzathine: 7 major drug interactions (25 brand and generic names) 42 moderate drug interactions (227 brand and generic names) 6 minor drug interactions (33 brand and generic names)	A total of 237 drugs are known to interact with Vibramycin: 22 major drug interactions (60 brand and generic names) 210 moderate drug interactions (2251 brand and generic names) 5 minor drug interactions (21 brand and generic names)
Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions
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.
Disease Interactions
Colitis Asthma/allergies	Colitis Hepatotoxicity Esophageal irritation
First Approval Date
N/A	December 05, 1967
WADA Class View classifications
N/A	N/A
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Patient Resources
Penicillin g benzathine uses	Vibramycin uses Advanced reading
Professional Resources
Monograph (AHFS) Prescribing information	Prescribing information
Related Treatment Guide
Bacterial Infection Congenital Syphilis Bejel Glomerulonephritis Neurosyphilis Pharyngitis Rheumatic Fever Prophylaxis Skin or Soft Tissue Infection Streptococcal Infection Syphilis - Early Syphilis - Latent Syphilitic Aortic Aneurysm Tertiary Syphilis Tonsillitis/Pharyngitis Upper Respiratory Tract Infection show all	Actinomycosis Acne Amebiasis Anthrax Gonococcal Infection - Uncomplicated Periodontitis Chancroid Ocular Rosacea Rosacea Cervicitis Lyme Disease Anthrax Prophylaxis Bacterial Infection Bartonellosis Bronchiectasis Bronchitis Brucellosis Bullous Pemphigoid Chlamydia Infection Cholera Cutaneous Bacillus anthracis Ehrlichiosis Enterocolitis Epididymitis - Sexually Transmitted Gastroenteritis Granuloma Inguinale Lyme Disease - Arthritis Lyme Disease - Carditis Lyme Disease - Erythema Chronicum Migrans Lyme Disease - Neurologic Lymphogranuloma Venereum Malaria Malaria Prevention Melioidosis Mycoplasma Pneumonia Nongonococcal Urethritis Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Pemphigoid Pemphigus Plague Pleural Effusion Pneumonia Proctitis Prostatitis Psittacosis Rabbit Fever Rickettsial Infection Skin or Soft Tissue Infection STD Prophylaxis Syphilis - Early Syphilis - Latent Tertiary Syphilis Trachoma Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Urinary Tract Infection show all

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