Penicillins Flashcards
Penicillin G administration
P, O
Pen V (Phenoxymethyl penicillin) administration
O
Phenoxyethyl Penicillin administration
O
Half life of Natural Penicillins
</= 1 hr (except in renal failure… could be up to 5 hours)
What does the repository forms of penicillins IM (e.g. procain pen G, benzathine pen G) change?
Makes the half-life of Pen much longer.
T1/2 of procaine pen G= 6-8hrs, benzathine pen G= 6 days
Antistaphylococcal penicillin half-life
All 0.5 hours in serum
>not changed significantly in renal failure (except Methicillin) b/c largely met/excreted by liver
Antistaphylococcal pen dosage must be changed in what circumstance?
Hepatic failure, esp for Nafcillin
Exception is methicillin (mostly renal)
Oral antistaphylococcal penicillins
CLOXacillin
diCLOXacillin
Antistaph penicillins taken P, O
Nafcillin
Oxacillin
Parenteral only Antistaph penicillins
Methicillin
Extended range penicillins
Ampicillin
Amoxicillin
Piperacillin
Ticarcillin
T1/2 for extended range penicillins
~1hr
What factor changes clearance of extended range penicillins?
Renal failure. Can be up to 10-15 hrs.
Except Piperacillin, which has some liver clearance
Parenteral only extended range penicillins
Piperacillin
Ticarcillin
Oral only extended range penicillin
Amoxicillin
P, O extended range penicillin
Ampicillin