what is the dose for penicillin g procaine for a dog
Bicillin C-R is the brand name made by Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. Bicillin C-R (penicillin G benzathine and penicillin G procaine injectable suspension) contains both benzathine and procaine salts of penicillin G. It is available for deep intramuscular injection. The generic term "bicillin" is used to connotate penicillin G benzathine salt AND penicillin G procaine salts. Bicillin L-A, also manufactured by Wyeth-Ayerst is penicillin G benzathine for deep intramuscular injections.
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Shots of procaine penicillin G or penicillin V by mouth are effective against both streptobacillary and spirillary rat-bite fever
Assuming you have the penicillin G procaine you give 20,000 units per kg. in a 15# dog this would 6.8 (changing pounds into kg) multiplied by 20,000= 136,000 units
Procaine penicillin is designed to delay the absorption of drug. So that effective level persists for twenty four hours. It should not be taken orally. You can take benzyl penicillin or crystalline penicillin orally, which again is destroyed by gastric juice and partially absorbed.
You have a five armed thiazolidine ring. To this ring a four armed beta lactum ring is attached in case of the penicillin. Penicillin is one member of the beta lactum antibiotic.
for injection such a suspention intramusculary to achieve a prolong therapeutic action of cocaine peniciln G so by this method i will be able to transform the penicilin G to thixotropic penecilin G.
Penicillin G procaine is an antibiotic that is given by injection into a muscle. It is approved to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body. It does not work to treat viral infections, such as the common cold. Note: The above is a quote from the website linked below. What does G in penicillin G stand for? The letter G in penicillin G stands for the phrase gold standard, as in gold standard Penicillin
0.6 microgram of standard Na Pen G is equal to 1iu. Considering the MW, almost each 1 microgram of procaine Pen G and each 1.5 micrograms of Benzathine Pen G should equal 1iu. Hope this be correct!
Penicillin is the safest of all the known antibiotics. The dose of penicillin used by Chan and Flory was only 5000 international units. Fortunately it worked. Normally half million dose of procaine penicillin will cover most of the susceptible infections. But one million penicillin G can be safely given two to three times a day to an adult in pneumonia. The maximum dose of penicillin given in meningitis is 24 million international units per day. Even the higher dose can be given with out any problem. The real problem is you give either the sodium or the potassium salt of the penicillin. Kidney gets load of excretion of that much sodium or potassium. That is 'the' beauty of penicillin. Penicillin is very safe. But there is one exception. Patient may get anaphylactic reaction at times. You have to manage it. Other wise the patient may die on the spot. The use of penicillin has practically stopped due to fear of anaphylactic reaction. Large number of patients die of not getting penicillin. Very few will die of the reaction. Doctors do not take the risk. That is correct. For this loss of lives the society and judiciary is responsible.
This will vary depending upon the concentration of the penicillin, the location and type of infection and the overall health status of the dog. If you believe your dog has a condition that needs treatment with penicillin, you should take your dog to your veterinarian.
penicillin G stands for the phrase gold standard, as in gold standard penicillin.