Phenoxymethylpenicillin (International)
Note: In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
J01CE02
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000087-08-1
Chemical Formula
C16-H18-N2-O5-S
Molecular Weight
350
Therapeutic Category
Beta-lactam antibacterial: Beta-lactamase sensitive penicillin
Chemical Name
An antibiotic in which the benzyl group of penzylpenicillin has been replaced by a phenoxymethyl group (WHO )
Foreign Names
- Phenoxymethylpenicillinum (Latin)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin (German)
- Phénoxyméthylpénicilline (French)
- Fenoximetilpenicilina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Fenossimetilpenicillina (OS: DCIT)
- Penicillin V (OS: USAN)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin (OS: BAN)
- Phénoxyméthylpénicilline (OS: DCF)
- Phenomycilline (IS)
- Penicillin V (PH: USP 41)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Eur. 9.1, Ph. Int. 7)
- Phénoxyméthylpénicilline (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9.1, Ph. Int. 7)
- Penicillin V Benzathine (OS: USAN)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin Benzathine (OS: JAN)
- DBED-Penicillin V (IS)
- Penicillin V Benzathine (PH: USP 41)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin Benzathin (PH: ÖAB 2009)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillini benzathinum (PH: ÖAB 2009)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin Calcium (PH: BP 1988, Ph. Int. 7)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillinum calcicum (PH: Ph. Int. 7)
- Penicillin V Potassium (OS: USAN)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin Potassium (OS: BANM, JAN)
- Penicillin V Potassium (PH: USP 41)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin Potassium (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Int. 7)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin potassium (PH: Ph. Eur. 9.1)
- Phénoxyméthylpénicilline potassique (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin-Kalium (PH: Ph. Eur. 9.1)
- Phenoxymethylpenicillinum kalicum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9.1, Ph. Int. 7)
Brand Names
- Arcasin 1.5 Mio
Engelhard, Kuwait - Arcasin Mio
Engelhard, Kuwait - Baycubis [veterinary use]
Bayer Vital, Germany - Crystapen V
GlaxoSmithKline, Bangladesh - Cytapen
Edruc, Bangladesh - Fenoximetilpenicilina
Mintlab Co., Chile - G-Penicillin
Gonoshasthaya, Bangladesh - H-pen
Hudson, Bangladesh - Infectocillin
IFET, Greece - Infectocillin 250
Infectopharm, Germany - Klonapentil
Klonal, Argentina - Medicilina
Medifarma, Peru - Oracilline
ADWYA, Tunisia; UCB Pharma, France - Ospen
Biocheme, Egypt; Biochemie, Kuwait; Biochemie, Lithuania; Lek, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Novartis, Venezuela; Saiph, Tunisia; Sandoz, Egypt; Sandoz, Indonesia; Sandoz, Lebanon; Sandoz, Lithuania; Sandoz, Malaysia; Sandoz, Oman - Ospen 1 000 000 NE
Sandoz, Hungary - Ospen 1 500 000 NE
Sandoz, Hungary - Ospen 1000
Sandoz, Austria - Ospen 1500
Sandoz, Austria - Ospen 400
Novartis, Uruguay - Ospen 400 000 NE/5 ml
Sandoz, Hungary - Ospen 500 000 NE
Sandoz, Hungary - Ospen 750 000 NE/5 ml
Sandoz, Hungary - Pen Oral
Sanofi-Aventis, Argentina - Pen os
Sandoz, Egypt - Pen V General Drugs House
General Drugs House, Thailand - Penicilina Fenoximetil Mintlab
Mintlab Co., Chile - Penicilina Richet
Richet, Argentina - Penicillin V Athlone
Athlone, Hong Kong - Peni-V
Saiph, Tunisia - Pen-Os
Sandoz, Turkey - Penvik forte
Square, Bangladesh - Penvik-DS
Square, Bangladesh - Phenoxyl-VK
Jayson, Bangladesh - Phenoxymethylpenicillin
AFT, New Zealand; Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; Cherubino, Malta; P & D, Malta - Potencil [veterinary use]
Elanco Europe, United Kingdom; Novartis Animal Health, Ireland - Rapenin
Alternova, Denmark - Tipen
Therapeutics, Bangladesh - V-Penicilin 250mg-Slovakofarma
Slovakofarma, Lithuania - V-Penicilin 500mg-Slovakofarma
Slovakofarma, Lithuania - V-Penicilin 750mg-Slovakofarma
Slovakofarma, Lithuania - Aspecillin V
Aspen Pharmacare, Australia - Benoral
Reig Jofre, Spain - Cilicaine V
Aspen Pharmacare, Australia - InfectoBicillin 750
Infectopharm, Germany - Oracilline
UCB Pharma, France - Ospen
Sandoz, Czech Republic; Sandoz, Macedonia; Sandoz, Poland - Ospen 400
Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Switzerland - Ospen 400 000 NE/5 ml
Sandoz, Bulgaria - Ospen 750
Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Switzerland - Ospen
Sandoz, Poland - Penbene
Ratiopharm, Slovakia - Penicilina Lepetit
Lepetit, Argentina - Penilevel Retard [+ Benzylpenicillin]
ERN, Spain - Apocillin
Actavis, Norway; Actavis Group, Iceland - Apocillin [veterinary use]
Actavis, Norway - Arcasin
Engelhard, Kuwait; Karl Engelhard, Lebanon - Arcasin TS 0,3 Mio/5 ml
MEDA Pharma, Germany - Aspecillin VK
Aspen Pharmacare, Australia - Avopenin
Pilum Pharma, Sweden - Bangning ShaJi
Ningguo Bangning Pharmaceutical, China - Baycubis 293mg/g poulets [veterinary use]
Bayer Santé Animale, France - Baycubis 325 mg/g voor kippen [veterinary use]
Bayer Animal, Netherlands - Beapen
CCM, Malaysia - Biopen VK
Bio-Pharma, Bangladesh - Cilicaine VK
Aspen, New Zealand; Aspen Pharmacare, Australia - Cliacil
Sanofi Sağlik, Turkey - Dropen [veterinary use]
Doxal, Italy - Eracillin-K
Gaco, Bangladesh - Fenocin
Actavis, Indonesia - Fenovet [veterinary use]
Laboratorios Ovejero, Israel - Fenoximetil Penicilina Lafedar
Lafedar, Argentina - Fenoximetilpenicilina Fabra
Fabra, Argentina - Fenoximetilpenicilina Potássica Teuto
Teuto Brasileiro, Brazil - Fenoximetylpenicillin EQL Pharma
EQL Pharma, Iceland; EQL Pharma, Sweden - Fenoxymethylpenicilline CF
Centrafarm, Netherlands - Fenoxymethylpenicilline Teva
Teva Nederland, Netherlands - Grampenil
Nova Argentia, Argentina - Infectocillin 300
Infectopharm, Germany - Infectocillin 400
Infectopharm, Germany - Infectocillin 500
Infectopharm, Germany - Isocillin
Sanofi, Germany - Isocillin 1,2 Mega
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland, Germany - Ispenoral 1,0 Mega
Rosen Pharma, Germany - Ispenoral 1,5 Mega
Rosen Pharma, Germany - Kai Lai Li Ke
Carelife Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, China - Kavepenin
Meda, Sweden; Meda AB, Iceland - Li Te Er Xin
Lisite Pharmaceutical, China - LPV
iNova Pharmaceuticals, Australia - Megacilina
Grünenthal, Peru - Meracilina
Aché, Brazil - Open
Opsonin, Bangladesh - Oracyn-K
Sanofi-Aventis, Bangladesh - Ospen
Sandoz, Czech Republic; Sandoz, Estonia; Sandoz, Romania; Sandoz, Slovakia - Ospen 1 000 000 NE
Sandoz, Bulgaria - Ospen 1 500 000 NE
Sandoz, Bulgaria - Ospen 1000
Novartis, Uruguay; Sandoz, Switzerland - Ospen 1500
Sandoz, Switzerland - Ospen 500 000 NE
Sandoz, Bulgaria - Ospen K
Sandoz, Croatia (Hrvatska) - Pancillin
Sandoz, Denmark - Penbene
Ratiopharm, Czech Republic - Penbene 1 Mio. I.E.
ratiopharm Arzneimittel, Austria - Penbene 1,5 Mio. I.E.
ratiopharm Arzneimittel, Austria - PenHEXAL
Hexal, Cyprus; Hexal, Germany - Peni Oral 1000000UI
Vesale, Luxembourg - Penicillin Sandoz
Hexal, Germany - Penicillin V AbZ
AbZ-Pharma, Germany - Penicillin V acis
acis Arzneimittel, Germany - Penicillin V AL
Aliud Pharma, Germany - Penicillin V CCPC
CCPC, Taiwan - Penicillin V dura
Mylan dura, Germany - Penicillin V Heumann
Heumann, Germany - Penicillin V Potassium
Aurobindo Pharma USA, United States; Dava, United States; Hikma, United States; Sandoz, United States - Penicillin V Potassium - Sandoz
Sandoz China, China - Penicillin V STADA
Stada Arzneimittel, Germany - Penicillin V-CT
AbZ-Pharma, Germany - Penicillin VK
Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; Sandoz, United Kingdom - Penicillin VK [veterinary use]
Merial, United States - Penicillin V-ratiopharm
ratiopharm, Germany; ratiopharm, Lithuania - Penicilline-Continental 2000000UI
Kela, Luxembourg - Penicilline-Continental 5000000UI
Kela, Luxembourg - Penicillin-VK
Teva, United States - Penicillin-V-Wolff
Dr. August Wolff, Lithuania - Penilevel
ERN, Spain - Peni-Oral
Vesale Pharma, Belgium - Penopen
Remedica, Cyprus - Pen-Rafa VK 500
Sandoz, Israel - Pen-Rafa VK Forte
Sandoz, Israel - Penstad V 1 Mio. I.E.
Stada Arzneimittel, Austria - Penstad V 1,5 Mio. I.E.
Stada Arzneimittel, Austria - Pen-V
Sanofi-Aventis, Bangladesh - Pen-V Genericon 1 Mio. I.E.
Genericon Pharma, Austria - Pen-V Genericon 1,5 Mio. I.E.
Genericon Pharma, Austria - Pen-Ve-Oral
Supera RX, Brazil - Penvik
Square, Bangladesh - Pen-Vi-K
Sandoz, Mexico - Pen-VK AA Pharma
AA Pharma, Canada - Phenocillin [veterinary use]
Eurovet Animal Health, United Kingdom - Phenocillin 800 mg/g voor kippen [veterinary use]
Eurovet Animal Health, Netherlands - Phenocillin 800mg/g für Hühner [veterinary use]
Eurovet Animal Health, Austria - Phenoxymethyl Penicillin
Kent Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom - Phenoxymethylpenicillin Potassium
Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta - Phenoxymethylpenicillin Potassium - CSPC Pharm
CSPC, China - Phenoxymethylpenicillin Potassium - Hayao Pharm
Hayao Pharmaceutical Group Holding, China - Phenoxymethylpenicillin Potassium - Jida Pharm
Jida Pharmaceutical, China - Phenoxymethylpenicillin Potassium - Southwest Pharm
Southwest Pharmaceutical, China - Phenoxymethylpenicillin-AFT
AFT Pharmaceuticals, Australia - Phenoxymethylpenicillinkalium EQL Pharma
EQL Pharma, Denmark - Phenoxypen [veterinary use]
Dopharma, Belgium; Dopharma, Germany; Dopharma, United Kingdom; Dopharma, Ireland; Dopharma, Poland; Dopharma B.V., Israel; Dopharma Veterinaire Farmaca, Netherlands; Laboratoires Biové, France - Phenoxypen 325 mg/g für Hühner [veterinary use]
Dopharma International Veterinary Pharmaceuticals, Austria - Pota-Vi-Kin
Collins, Mexico - Primcillin
Meda, Denmark - Primve
2care4, Sweden; 2care4 Generics, Denmark - Silapen K
Belupo, Croatia (Hrvatska) - Sumapen
UAP, Philippines - Tikacillin
Meda, Sweden - V PNC
G.V. Pharma, Slovakia - Vepicombin Novum
Takeda GmbH, Estonia; Takeda Pharma, Denmark - V-Penicillin Mega Biotika
BB Pharma, Slovakia - Weibaisi
NCPC GeneTech, China - Weifapenin
Meda, Norway - Weifapenin [veterinary use]
Weifa Vet, Norway
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BAN | British Approved Name |
| BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
| DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
| DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
| USAN | United States Adopted Name |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
Further information
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