Amid a shortage of amoxicillin and penicillin — the two main antibiotics for strep infections, which rose in early 2023 — Pfizer said it has “limited supply and [an] impending stock out situation” for ...

Findings showed 76% of participants in the single-dose group had a serologic response to treatment compared with 70% of those who received the 3-dose regimen. A single injection of benzathine ...

The spike in syphilis cases across the U.S. are spurring public health agencies to recommend that clinicians ration penicillin injectables, the preferred treatment, KFF Health News reported Feb. 1. In ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A penicillin shortage in the United States is expected to last until at least mid-2024. The shortage could cause ...

A single dose of penicillin works just as well to cure early syphilis as the three-injection regimen now used by many doctors, a new clinical trial says. Second and third doses of benzathine ...

The number of syphilis cases is on the rise, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC-recommended treatment for early syphilis is one dose of benzathine ...

Penicillin for cats is an antibiotic medication derived from the Penicillium fungi. It falls under the beta-lactam class of antibiotics and is primarily used to treat bacterial infections. The drug ...

The recall involves Cefazolin for Injection (Lot# PG4360; NDC# 0781-3451-96) and Penicillin G Potassium for Injection (Lot# PG4360; NDC# 0781-6136-94). Sandoz is recalling 1 lot of Cefazolin for ...

Oral cefixime yielded similar rates of treatment success for early syphilis when compared with penicillin, according to preliminary results of a small randomized trial. At 3 or 6 months post-treatment ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Penicillin allergy delabeling is recommended for low-risk pregnant patients. Breastfeeding is not an absolute ...