Category:
Sera and Vaccines
CAS NO:
69-57-8
Standard:
ChP,USP,BP,EP,JP,
Benzylpenicillin benzathine is a benzathine(2+) salt in which the counter anions are benzylpenicillin(1-). Drug-of-choice when prolonged low concentrations of benzylpenicillin are required and appropriate. It contains a benzylpenicillin(1-).
Semisynthetic antibiotic prepared by combining the sodium salt of penicillin G with N,N'-dibenzylethylenediamine.