Penicillin V (potassium salt)

Territorial Availability: Available through Bertin Technologies only in France

• Synonyms
  • (2S,5R,6R)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-6-[(2-phenoxyacetyl)amino]-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, monopotassium salt
• Correlated keywords
  • 87-08-1 8059-73-2 anti-biotic Clostridium Staphylococcus streptococcus Abbocillin VK V-K Acipen Anapenil Antibiocin Apo-Pen Apsin Arcacil Arcasin Asillin Beapen Beepen Beromycin 400 Betapen V Calciopen K Cilacil Cilicaine Cliacil Compocillin DQV-K Distakaps Distaquaine Dowpen DuraPenicillin Fenocin Fenocin Forte Fenospen Fenoxcillin Fenoxypen Icipen Isocillin Ispenoral Kavepenin L.P.V. Ledercillin Len Megacilina Megacillin Microcillin Micropen Milcopen Monocillin E Nadopen Newcillin Novo Novopen Ocillin Oracil Oracillin Orapen Orvek Ospen 250 KV Ospeneff P.V.O. PVK Pedipen Pen-V Pen-Vee K Powder Pen-Vee-K Pen-Vi-K Penadur Penagen Penapar Pencompren Penivoral Penoxilin Pentabs Pentacillin Pentranex Penvikal Penvisil Primcillin Qidpen Rafapen Robicillin Rocilin Rocillin Roscopenin SK Servipen Stabilin Sumapen Suspen Trepopen Uticillin V-Cillin V-Kal V-Pen Kalium Vamosyn Veetids Vepen Vepicombin phenoxymethylpenicillinate phenoxymethylpenicillinic
• Product Overview:
  Penicillin V is a ?-lactam antibiotic that inhibits the growth of bacteria.{36398,36399,36400} In vitro, penicillin V inhibits the growth of clinical isolates of Streptococci (MICs = 0.004-0.008 mg/l) and C. difficile (MICs = 1 to >256 mg/l).{36398,36399} Penicillin V also inhibits growth of S. aureus in vitro (MIC = 0.016 mg/l) and in vivo in a thigh model of infection in mice.{36400} It inhibits the growth of S. pyogenes in mice following one or two dose therapy with curative dose (CD50) values of 0.207 and 0.031 mg, respectively.{36401} Penicillin V (100 mg/kg per day, p.o.) prevents experimental acute otitis media in rats when administered prior to infection by pneumococci.{36402} Formulations containing penicillin V have been used to treat bacterial infections of the skin, throat, ear, mouth, and respiratory tract.