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C16H17KN2O5S
388.5 g/mol
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Penicillin V potassium

CAS132-98-9EC205-086-5
Category
API
Compound Class
Peptide
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Penicillin V potassium is a salt form of the antibiotic phenoxymethylpenicillin, commonly used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient in the production of oral antibiotic medications. It is primarily indicated for treating bacterial infections such as strep throat, otitis media, and cellulitis, and is also employed to prevent rheumatic fever and infections following splenectomy.

active pharmaceutical ingredient for oral antibiotic formulationstreatment of streptococcal pharyngitis and otitis mediaprophylaxis of rheumatic fever and post-splenectomy infections

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H334May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

potassium (2S,5R,6R)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-6-[(2-phenoxyacetyl)amino]-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylate

InChIKey

HCTVWSOKIJULET-LQDWTQKMSA-M

SMILES

CC1([C@@H](N2[C@H](S1)[C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)COC3=CC=CC=C3)C(=O)[O-])C.[K+]

Synonyms (94)
  • Penicillin V potassium (USP)
  • Penicillin V potassium, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Phenoxymethylpenicillin potassium, British Pharmacopoeia (BP)
  • Phenoxymethylpenicillin potassium, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Antibiocin
  • Apsin VK
  • Arcacil
  • Arcasin
  • Aspin VK
  • Beepen-VK
  • Beromycin (penicillin)
  • Betapen-VK
  • Calciopen K
  • Cliacil
  • Compocillin-VK
  • Distakaps V-K
  • Distaquaine V-K
  • Dov-k
  • Dowpen V-K
  • Dqv-K
  • Icipen
  • Isocillin
  • Ispenoral
  • Kavepenin
  • Ledercillin VK
  • Megacillin oral
  • Oracil-VK
  • Orapen
  • Ospeneff
  • PENICILLIN VK
  • Pedipen
  • Pen VK
  • Pen-V-K powder
  • Pen-Vee K
  • Pen-Vee-K powder
  • Penagen
  • Penapar-Vk
  • Pencompren
  • Penicillin V Potasium
  • Penicillin V potassium
  • Penicillin V potassium salt
  • Penicilline V potassium
  • Penicilline V potassium salt
  • Penvikal
  • Pfizerpen VK
  • Phenoxymethylpenicillin K
  • Potassium penicillin V
  • Potassium penicillin V salt
  • Primcillin
  • Qidpen VK
  • Robicillin VK
  • Rocillin-VK
  • Roscopenin
  • SK-Penicillin VK
  • Sumapen VK
  • Suspen
  • Uticillin VK
  • V-Cil-K
  • V-Cillin K
  • VEETIDS'125
  • VEETIDS'250
  • VEETIDS'500
  • Vamosyn
  • Veetids
  • Veetids (TN)
  • Vepen