PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM belongs to the 'antibiotics' class of drugs, primarily used to treat bacterial infections of the respiratory tract, throat, lungs, nose, and skin. It is useful in treating streptococci and staphylococci infections, diphtheria, meningitis, gonorrhoea, and syphilis. Bacterial infection occurs when harmful bacteria grow in the body and causes illness. It can infect any part of the body and multiply very quickly.
PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM contains Penicillin G Potassium, an antibacterial agent. It has bactericidal (ability to kill bacteria) activity against gram-positive and gram-negative aerobic (requires oxygen to survive) and anaerobic (survives with little or no oxygen) bacteria. PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM acts by binding to the penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) inside the bacterial cell wall and inhibits its cell wall synthesis.
Your doctor will advise the dose and duration based on the severity of your infection. PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM may cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Common side effects of PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM include stomach pain, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, skin rash, yellow-coloured eyes and skin, weakness, and muscle/joint pain. If any of these effects persist or worsen, please seek medical advice promptly.
Brief your medical history to the doctor if you have any allergic reactions to antibiotics. Please inform your doctor if you have any liver/kidney/heart diseases and asthma before using PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM. Do not use this medicine while having vaccinations with live bacterial vaccines (typhoid vaccine) since PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM may affect the vaccines' activity. Consult your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding before taking PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM. Drinking alcohol may lead to unwanted side effects while using PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM; hence please limit or avoid alcohol intake. PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM should be used in children only when the doctor has prescribed it.
Bacterial infections.
PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM contains Penicillin G Potassium, which belongs to the class of antibiotics. It has a bactericidal action against gram-positive and gram-negative aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. It acts by binding to the penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) inside the bacterial cell wall and inhibits its cell wall synthesis. This process further leads to cell lysis or death. Thus, PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM helps treat various bacterial infections.
If you have a history of asthma, kidney disease, stomach problems (nausea, vomiting, digestive issues), and heart or liver diseases, please inform your doctor before taking PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM. Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD) is reported during the usage of antibiotics like PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM. Therefore, please undergo an examination to rule out the chances of CDAD if you experience diarrhoea following PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM therapy. Let your doctor know if you are undergoing any vaccinations with live bacterial vaccines (like typhoid vaccine) since PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM may affect vaccines' activity. Please seek medical advice if you are pregnant or breastfeeding before taking PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM. Drinking alcohol may lead to unwanted side effects while using PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM; hence please limit or avoid alcohol intake. PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM should be used in children only when the doctor has prescribed it.
Drug-Drug Interaction: PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM may interact with anticoagulants (warfarin), anti-cancer drugs (methotrexate), pain killers (aspirin, indomethacin), and antibiotics (tetracycline, chloramphenicol).
Drug-Food Interaction: Avoid excess alcohol consumption while taking PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM.
Drug-Disease Interaction: Before taking PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM, let your doctor know if you have allergic reactions to medicines, kidney disease, asthma, heart or liver diseases, and are undergoing dialysis treatment.
Avoid alcohol consumption while taking PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM to prevent unpleasant side effects, such as stomach upset, nausea, and vomiting.
PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM should be cautiously used under medical guidance during pregnancy. Please consult your doctor before taking PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM if you are pregnant or planning to conceive.
Penicillin is excreted into the breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Please consult your doctor before taking PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM if you are breastfeeding.
It is unknown whether PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM affects your ability to drive and operate machinery. Drive only if you are physically stable and mentally focused.
Let your doctor know if you have any history of liver diseases before taking PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM. Your doctor will prescribe PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM only if the benefits outweigh the risk.
If you have any history of kidney diseases before taking PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM, please inform your doctor. Your doctor will prescribe PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM only if the benefits outweigh the risk.
PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM should be given to children only when prescribed by the doctor.
Bacterial infection: It occurs when harmful bacteria grow in the body and causes illness. It can infect any part of the body and multiply very quickly. Bacteria occur in three basic shapes: spherical, rod and spiral-shaped. Bacteria may be gram-positive (have a thick cell wall) or gram-negative (do not have a cell wall). Some common symptoms of a bacterial infection include cough, fever and tiredness.