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Penicillin
Penicillin refers to various antibiotics obtained from penicillium fungi or produced synthetically. It was the first drug that was effective in treating different diseases and infections such as Staphylococcus and syphilis.
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How do you give a cat an IM injection?
To give a cat an IM, or intramuscular injection, position the cat on their right side, pressing hind legs against the table or floor, and holding her head immobile with your left hand. Insert the needle into the fleshiest part of the thigh. Pull slightly back on the plunger to make sure you do not draw blood. If no blood, proceed with the injection by pushing down on the plunger. If there is blood, reinsert the needle into a different spot.
What is effect of Penicillin with blood pressure medication?
effect of penicillin and blood pressure medicine
Can you eat ice cream after a shot of penicillin?
No i can not because i am infact allergic to penicillin but you can knock yourself out enjoy
What natural remedy works like Penicillin?
It is usually safest to see a doctor and get prescribed the correct medication rather than trying home remedies and trying to guess.
If you are sure of the strain of mold, you could use penicillium Notatum from moldy bread. That is where the pharmaceutical industry first got it. However, that is not wise since there may be more than that strain of mold on the bread.
Here are some of the natural substances and how people use them, though the evidence may be lacking on the efficacy in some cases:
Colloidal silver - Proponents use it for viruses, fungi, and bacteria. However, it can permanently change your skin color, and the FDA does not recommend it.
Echinacea - Used mostly in helping to fight colds these days. It has been tried on everything from open wounds to drug-resistant staph infection.
Garlic - Proponents claim it can help with fungi, bacteria, and viruses.
L-Lysine - May help with viruses.
Manuka Honey - Can be applied topically for infection.
Pau D'Arco - South American herb which may help fight bacteria, fungi, and viruses.
The antibiotic penicillin was used to treat those sick with the Black Death?
No! It was used to treat people in the war to help relieve pain.
False.
When can penicillin be dangerous?
There are people who are allergic to penicillin and who have what is called an anaphalactic reaction. The most serious reactions can cause death.
What is a Good broad spectrum antibiotic for dogs?
Amoxicillin alone, in combination with Clavulanic Acid, Quinolones like Enrofloxacin, Ciprofloxacin are good choices for initial therapy.
Is there is relation between penicillin and chickenpox in animals?
Both animals and penicillin are unrelated to chickenpox. Animals do not get chickenpox, other than humans and a few primates. Penicillin does not cause or cure chickenpox.
Is penicillin dangerous to humans?
Penicillin is penicillin, regardless of to whom - or what - it's being administered. There's no special feline version.
It's only harmful if you ingest a great deal of it or you're allergic to it.
What do Ampicillin amoxicillin mezlocillin and penicillin G have in common?
They all have a beta-lactam ring. This is important, because the enzyme beta-lactamase cleaves this ring, causing the anti-biotic to lose its effect.
What is the amount of penicillin given in a shot?
Penicillin has very large margin of safety. Usual adult dose of procaine penicillin is 600,000 I.U. (International units) per day. The adult dose of penicillin can be given up to 24 million I. U. of crystalline penicillin per day in meningitis. The first dose of penicillin, that was given to the patient as trial dose was only 5000 I.U. few times per day. It was given during second world war. The most wonderful thing that this small dose did work. The patient started to improve. Later on died of infection, only because the stock of penicillin got exhausted.
What makes penicillin V more stable than penicillin G?
because electron-withdrawing group on side chain
Why is penicillin not effective anymore?
Penicillin does still work, just not as well. This is because the few germs that can survive the antibiotic will then pass on that capabaility to their progeny; the basics of genetics in action. This means that later generations of the same bacteria need more to kill them or, even worse, are entirely immune to the effect of penicillin. Some strains of bacteria have evolved to the point that they are not only unaffected by penicillin itself, but all drugs similar to penicillin (beta-lactams). One such strain is MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).
Penicillin is obtained from the Penicillium notatum mold.
What antibiotic can an allergic penicillin pregnant woman take?
Cefazolin or Vancomycin are two commonly prescribed antibiotics for women who are allergic to penicillin for the treatment of Group B Hemolytic Strep (GBHS or GBS) (CDC.gov: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5910.pdf). Other antibiotics may or may not be safe for pregnant or breastfeeding women. This information should be checked on a drug by drug basis. Here is a quick article on antiobiotic use during pregnancy: http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/743614 .
Hope this helps.
Nursing Student, BSN
Allergy to Augmentin means allergy to all penicillin based medications?
Not necessarily. Firstly, Augmentin is a combination of two different medicines: amoxicillin, which is related to penicillin, and clavulanate, which is not. You could conceivably be allergic to either one. Secondly, even if you have a reaction to amoxicillin, it might not necessarily be related to the penicillin-like part of the molecule. Or it could be a different type of reaction to amoxicillin, which has nothing to do with allergy. Fortunately, penicillin is one of the few medications for which there is an allergy test. I'd suggest you talk to a board certified allergist to discuss the details.
