Benzylpenicillin Fresenius Kabi
This medicine is an antibiotic that kills certain bacteria causing infections in people of all ages, including babies.
Form
injektio-/infuusiokuiva-aine liuosta varten
Strength
6 g
Active Ingredient
Benzylpenicillin sodium
Manufacturer
Fresenius Kabi AB
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor or nurse will determine your specific dose based on your age, weight, and the type of infection.
Method
This medicine is given by a doctor or nurse as an injection into a muscle or a vein. If given into a vein, it can be a quick shot or a slow drip over 30-60 minutes.
Important
Your doctor will decide the maximum daily dose for you based on your specific needs and the severity of your infection.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Changes in laboratory test results
RARE
- •Allergic reactions, including skin rash, hives, and severe reactions with difficulty breathing or swelling of face/tongue.
- •Severe skin reactions, such as rashes with fever, blisters, or flaky skin.
- •Fever.
- •Joint pain.
- •Inflammation of the mouth, tongue, or black hairy tongue.
- •Nausea and vomiting.
- •Changes in body salts (electrolytes) if medicine is given too fast.
- •Nervous system problems like seizures (fits), especially with high doses or fast infusion, or in patients with kidney problems, epilepsy, or brain swelling.
- •Diarrhea (can be a sign of a serious gut inflammation, see warnings).
- •Kidney problems, such as protein or blood in urine, or reduced urine.
- •Serious local reactions at injection site for babies getting muscle injections.
- •Changes in blood cells (e.g., more certain white blood cells, less white or red blood cells, or problems with blood clotting).
- •Sudden widespread rash with small pus-filled bumps (AGEP).
- •Flat, red skin rash (maculopapular rash) or measles-like rash.
- •Itching or general skin redness.
- •Swelling of skin and mucous membranes (angioedema), usually in the face, mouth, or tongue.
- •Serum sickness (an allergic reaction with fever, swollen glands, and skin changes).
- •Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (fever, chills, headache, muscle/joint pain, tiredness, weakness, skin redness) when treating certain infections.
- •Brain disorder with seizures and loss of consciousness (metabolic encephalopathy).
- •Liver inflammation (hepatitis) or reduced bile flow.
- •Blistering skin disease (pemphigoid).
Important Warnings
- Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to penicillin or similar antibiotics.
- Tell your doctor if you have had allergic reactions to medicines before (like rash, itching, fever, trouble breathing, low blood pressure). This medicine can cause a life-threatening allergic reaction.
- Tell your doctor if you have heart problems or severe imbalances in your body's salts (electrolytes).
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney or liver problems, as your dose might need to be changed.
- Tell your doctor if you have epilepsy, fluid in the brain, or meningitis, as seizures might be more likely.
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- Tell your doctor if you have glandular fever (mononucleosis), certain types of blood cancer (lymphatic leukemia), or a fungal skin infection.
- Tell your doctor if you take blood thinners, as your blood clotting might need to be checked.
- Tell your doctor if you have diabetes.
- Tell your doctor if you have a sexually transmitted disease, such as syphilis, as specific tests may be needed.
- Seek medical help immediately if you get severe, lasting diarrhea during treatment, as it could be a serious bowel inflammation.
- For babies, injections into a vein are preferred over muscle injections to avoid severe local reactions.
- If the medicine is given too quickly through a vein, it can cause seizures.