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Kerala State Drug Formulary.pdf

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Antiinfective <strong>Drug</strong>s<br />

Cost: Benzyl penicillin lnjection 10 lac units (vial) Rs. 7.00 -<br />

8.00<br />

Benzathine penicillin<br />

I: Pharyngitis,Prophylaxis of Rheumatic Fever,Syphilis<br />

C/I: As for Benzyl Penicillin,should not inject intravascularly<br />

P/C: As for Benzyl Penicillin,not recommended in<br />

neurosyphilis due to its inadequate penetration into<br />

CSF.<br />

A/E: As for Benzyl Penicillin<br />

P/A: Injection 600,000 and 1,200,000 units/vial (powder for<br />

reconstitution)<br />

Note: 900 mg Benzathine penicillin is approximately<br />

equivalent to 720 mg of Benzyl Penicillin(1.2 million<br />

units)<br />

Dose: Adult Rheumatic fever 12 lakh units (900 mg) deep IM<br />

repeated every 3-4 weeks<br />

Syphilis:24 lakh units 1.8 g deep IM at weekly intervals<br />

for 3 consecutive weeks.<br />

Child:

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