Benzylpenicillin Panpharma
Benzylpenicillin Panpharma is a medicine that treats infections caused by bacteria.
Form
injektio/infuusiokuiva-aine, liuosta varten
Strength
3 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 you this medicine as an injection into a vein or muscle, or as a drip into a vein.
Important
Your doctor will ensure you receive a safe dose; very high doses can cause seizures.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Rash and eczema
- •Vein inflammation at the injection site (thrombophlebitis)
RARE
- •Hives (nettle rash)
- •Increase in a type of white blood cell (eosinophilia)
- •Severe allergic reactions (anaphylactic reactions)
- •Low levels of white blood cells (agranulocytosis, leukopenia)
- •Low levels of red blood cells due to immune reaction (hemolytic anemia)
- •Diarrhea
- •Severe skin reactions with redness, fever, and pus-filled blisters (AGEP)
- •Measles-like rash or flat, red spots on the skin
- •Itching or inflamed skin (erythema)
- •Swelling of the skin, mucous membranes, and tissues under the skin, often in the face, mouth, or tongue (angioedema)
- •Low levels of platelets (thrombocytopenia)
- •Low levels of red blood cells (anemia)
- •Brain disorder with seizures and loss of consciousness (metabolic encephalopathy)
- •Herxheimer reaction (fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, low blood pressure, worsening skin lesions) during treatment for spirochete infections like syphilis
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to benzylpenicillin, other penicillins, or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you have had a severe allergic reaction to other similar antibiotics (like cephalosporins or carbapenems).
- Talk to your doctor if you have kidney problems, heart failure, 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), tell your doctor, as you might experience a temporary reaction called a Herxheimer reaction (fever, headache, muscle pain, low blood pressure, worsening skin rashes).