C16H17KN2O5S
388.5 g/mol
APIDanger
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
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H334May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Penicillin V potassium (CAS 132-98-9) is 2941.10.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2941.10
EU CN code (8-digit)
2941 10 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
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
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