Benzylpenicillin Panpharma
This medicine is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections that are sensitive to benzylpenicillin.
Form
injektio/infuusiokuiva-aine, liuosta varten
Strength
0.6 g
Active Ingredient
Benzylpenicillin sodium
Manufacturer
Panpharma SA
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor or nurse will decide the right dose for you.
Method
A doctor or nurse will give this medicine to you as an injection into a vein, muscle, or as a drip infusion.
Important
The doctor will determine your maximum daily dose. Do not take more than prescribed.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Skin rash and eczema
- •Soreness and swelling of a vein where the injection was given
RARE
- •Itchy, raised bumps on the skin (hives)
- •Increased number of a certain type of white blood cell
- •Severe allergic reaction with symptoms like sudden rash, itching, swelling of face/lips/tongue, difficulty breathing, fever, joint pain, or swollen lymph nodes.
- •Low numbers of white blood cells (agranulocytosis, leukopenia) or red blood cells (anemia) or platelets (thrombocytopenia).
- •Loose stools or frequent bowel movements.
- •Severe skin reactions like widespread red skin, fever, pus-filled blisters, or measles-like rash.
- •Brain problems (encephalopathy) that can cause seizures or loss of consciousness.
- •Temporary reaction with sudden fever, headache, muscle pain, low blood pressure, and worsening skin lesions, especially when treating certain infections like syphilis.
Important Warnings
- Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to benzylpenicillin, any other ingredient in this medicine, or any penicillin.
- Do not use this medicine if you have had a severe allergic reaction to other similar antibiotics (like cephalosporins or carbapenems) before.
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney problems or heart failure.
- Be careful if you are over 60 years old or if this medicine is for a newborn baby.
- If you are being treated for a spirochete infection (like syphilis), you might get a temporary reaction called a Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction. Symptoms include sudden fever, headache, muscle pain, low blood pressure, and worsening skin rashes. Contact your doctor if this happens.