Procaine Penicillin + Penicillin G
Drug Name:
Procaine Penicillin + Penicillin G
List Of Brands:
Indication Type Description:
Drug Interaction:
Inactivates aminoglycosides.Probenicid delays excretion.
Indication:
Streptococci endocarditis Meningococcocal & pneumococcal menigitis Pneumonia
Adverse Reaction:
Potentially life-threatening reactions- Anaphylaxis,convulsions and death with accidental I.V. or intrathecal injection. Skin rash,pain,abscess and contact dermatitis at site of injection. Bouts of anxiety,tachycardia and hypertension. Labile mental state especially with previous evidence of mental instability. Rarely haemolytic anaemias and renal impairment.
Contra-Indications:
Hypersens.
Special precautions:
Lactation(may cause allergic reaction in infants),renal disease.
Dosages/ Overdosage Etc:
Streptococci endocarditis Meningococcocal & pneumococcal menigitis Pneumonia
Dosage-
1 dose i.m. once daily