Penicillin G Definition

noun
The most common component of most penicillin preparations, used usually in the form of its stable salts, and injected to treat infections caused primarily by gram-positive bacteria.
American Heritage Medicine

(pharmacology) An alternative name for benzylpenicillin.

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Penicillin G Sentence Examples

  • Either injections of procaine penicillin G or penicillin V by mouth are effective against both streptobacillary and spirillary rat-bite fever.

  • Large doses of benzathine penicillin G given by injection into the muscle can cure this disease in any stage, although it may take longer and require additional doses in later stages.

  • Pinta is usually treated with a single injection of benzathine penicillin G (Bicillin).

  • A 10-day course of penicillin by mouth or a single injection of penicillin G is usually the first line of treatment for RF.

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