Article: IV Penicillin G Shortage May Last Through 2000.

Article: Shortage of Intravenous Penicillin G Reported.
Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA;  November 15, 1999 ;     632 words ... ... NewsRx.com) -- A shortage of one type of intravenous penicillin, which began in Spring 1999, has worsened ... Administration (FDA) said there is no need for panic: intravenous penicillin G is the preferred therapy for only a handful ...

Article: Shortage of Intravenous Penicillin G -- United ...
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report;  October 29, 1999 ;     566 words ... ... no known shortage of procaine or benzathine penicillin or of oral penicillin preparations. For a few conditions (e ... perinatal group B streptococcal disease), intravenous penicillin G is the drug of choice. Alternative treatment ...

Article: Hospitals Brace for Year-Long Penicillin G Shortage.
OB GYN News;  March 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Intravenous penicillin G remains in short supply nationwide ... had experienced shortages of intravenous penicillin G since Sept. 1. The situation ... Administration announced in late January. Intravenous penicillin G potassium is currently available ...

Article: Effects of new penicillin susceptibility breakpoints for ...
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report;  December 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... meningitis who are treated with intravenous penicillin, the new breakpoints are ... susceptible or resistant, with intravenous penicillin breakpoints of [less than ... analysis, and only the new intravenous penicillin breakpoints were applied ...

Article: Effects of New Penicillin Susceptibility Breakpoints for ...
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report;  December 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... meningitis who are treated with intravenous penicillin, the new breakpoints are ... susceptible or resistant, with intravenous penicillin breakpoints of ≤ ... analysis, and only the new intravenous penicillin breakpoints were applied ...

Article: Doctors Should Reduce Penicillin Use For Women In Labor.
Women's Health Weekly;  January 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Streptococcus (GBS) to her newborn. Penicillin protects the baby against GBS ... women get about 3 grams of penicillin (5 million units) when labor ... given one 0.5-gram dose of intravenous penicillin. The researchers wanted to ...

Article: Doctors 'are failing meningitis children' GPs are ignoring ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  August 19, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... symptoms receives an injection of penicillin before being admitted to hospital ... cent of patients were given penicillin before their admissions. While ... guidance urges all GPs to carry intravenous penicillin in case they come across a ...