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  • noun organic chemistry A diamine used in some medications to stabilize penicillin.

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  • Africa and denied the generic valacyclovir on its benzathine g penicillin in one history of heroin addiction treatment stopped.

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  • If a pregnant woman and her partner have blood tests that show they have syphilis, they should both be treated with benzathine penicillin, 2.4 million Units, by injection (IM), once a week for 3 weeks.

    Chapter 21 1997

  • Other medicines that may work for syphilis: benzathine penicillin for gonorrhea: co-trimoxazole for chlamydia: erythromycin to prevent infection after abortion: amoxicillin for infection after abortion for infection after circumcision: erythromycin epinephrine or adrenaline (Adrenalin)

    Chapter 37 1997

  • Other medicines that may work for chlamydia: amoxicillin, erythromycin for syphilis: benzathine penicillin for PID: amoxicillin for baby eye-care: erythromycin ointment thiacetazone

    Chapter 37 1997

  • The best medicine for early syphilis is benzathine penicillin,

    Chapter 21 1997

  • Prophylaxis: benzathine penicillin (IM): 1.2 - 2.4 MIU every

    Chapter 14 1993

  • If he already shows signs of heart damage, he should take penicillin on a regular basis or have monthly injections of benzathine penicillin perhaps for the rest of his life.

    Chapter 28 1993

  • Treatment of pinta is 2.4 million units of benzathine penicillin injected into the buttocks (1.2 million units in each buttock).

    Chapter 22 1993

  • - After injection, benzathine penicillin releases the penicillin G very slowly from its complex which provides the long action of 15 to 20 days.

    Chapter 4 1993

  • - The concentration of the benzathine penicillin builds up progressively in the 24 hours following injection.

    Chapter 5 1993

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