Penicillin g sodium, sterile
Penicillin g sodium. 25 mg per kg (5.7 to 11.4 mg per pound) of body weight every six hours. For injection dosage form: Adults, teenagers, and children weighing more than 40 kg (88 pounds)—250 mg to 1 gram injected into a vein or muscle every four to six hours. Children weighing up to 40 kg (88 pounds)—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor. The usual dose is 12.5 to 25 mg per kg (5.7 to 11.4 mg per pound) of body weight, injected into a vein or muscle every four to six hours. Premature infants and newborns—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor. The usual dose is 6.25 mg per kg (2.8 mg per pound) of body weight, injected into a vein or muscle every six hours. For penicillin G For bacterial infections: For oral dosage form (oral solution, oral suspension, and tablets): Adults and teenagers—200,000 to 500,000 Units (125 to 312 milligrams mg ) every four to six hours. Infants and children less than 12 years of age—Dose is based on body weight
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Limited availability of penicillin g sodium
And must be determined by your doctor. The usual dose is 4167 to 30,000 Units per kilogram (kg) (189 to 13,636 Units per pound) of body weight every four to eight hours. For benzathine injection dosage form: Adults and teenagers—1,200,000 to 2,400,000 Units injected into a muscle as a single dose. Infants and children—300,000 to 1,200,000 Units injected into a muscle as a single dose; or 50,000 Units per kg (22,727 Units per pound) of body weight injected into a muscle as a single dose. For injection dosage forms (potassium and sodium salts): Adults and teenagers—1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Units, injected into a vein or muscle every four to six hours. Older infants and children—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor. The usual dose is 8333 to 25,000 Units per kg (3788 to 11,363 Units per pound) of body weight, injected into a vein or muscle every four to six hours. Premature infants and newborns—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by yo
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