| Descriptor English: | Penicillin V | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Penicilina V 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Penicilina V | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Phénoxyméthylpénicilline | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Apocillin Beromycin Beromycin, Penicillin Berromycin, Penicillin Betapen Fenoxymethylpenicillin Pen VK Penicillin Beromycin Penicillin Berromycin Penicillin V Potassium Penicillin V Sodium Penicillin VK Penicillin, Phenoxymethyl Phenoxymethyl Penicillin Phenoxymethylpenicillin Potassium, Penicillin V Sodium, Penicillin V V Cillin K V Sodium, Penicillin V-Cillin K VCillin K Vegacillin | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | D02.065.589.099.750.781 D02.886.108.750.781 D03.633.100.300.750.781 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010404 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A broad-spectrum penicillin antibiotic used orally in the treatment of mild to moderate infections by susceptible gram-positive organisms. | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | AA                                                            analogs & derivatives AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine | ||||||
| Pharm Action: | Anti-Bacterial Agents | ||||||
| Registry Number: | Z61I075U2W | ||||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | 4-Thia-1-azabicyclo(3.2.0)heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-6-((phenoxyacetyl)amino)-, (2S-(2alpha,5alpha,6beta))- | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 92; was PENICILLIN, PHENOXYMETHYL 1963-91; PENICILLIN V was see PENICILLIN, PHENOXYMETHYL 1963-91; PROPICILLIN was heading 1973-84 | ||||||
| Online Note: | use PENICILLIN V to search PENICILLIN, PHENOXYMETHYL 1966-91; use PENICILLIN V/AA to search PROPICILLIN 1966-84 (as Prov 1966-72) | ||||||
| History Note: | 92; was PENICILLIN, PHENOXYMETHYL 1963-91; PENICILLIN V was see PENICILLIN, PHENOXYMETHYL 1963-91; PROPICILLIN was heading 1964-84 (Prov 1964-72) | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 30403 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D010404 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1992/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/05/31 | 
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                        Penicillin V                                            
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                        Beromycin                                            
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                        Betapen                                            
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                        Pen VK                                            
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                        Penicillin V Sodium                                            
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                        V-Cillin K                                            
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                        Vegacillin                                            
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                        Apocillin                                            
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                        Penicillin V Potassium                                            
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                | Concept UI | M0016142 | 
| Scope note | A broad-spectrum penicillin antibiotic used orally in the treatment of mild to moderate infections by susceptible gram-positive organisms. | 
| Preferred term | Penicillin V | 
| Entry term(s) | Fenoxymethylpenicillin Penicillin, Phenoxymethyl Phenoxymethyl Penicillin Phenoxymethylpenicillin | 
| Concept UI | M0351153 | 
| Preferred term | Beromycin | 
| Entry term(s) | Beromycin, Penicillin Berromycin, Penicillin Penicillin Beromycin Penicillin Berromycin | 
| Concept UI | M0351150 | 
| Preferred term | Betapen | 
| Concept UI | M0351152 | 
| Preferred term | Pen VK | 
| Entry term(s) | Penicillin VK | 
| Concept UI | M0329811 | 
| Preferred term | Penicillin V Sodium | 
| Entry term(s) | Sodium, Penicillin V V Sodium, Penicillin | 
| Concept UI | M0016141 | 
| Preferred term | V-Cillin K | 
| Entry term(s) | V Cillin K VCillin K | 
| Concept UI | M0351149 | 
| Preferred term | Vegacillin | 
| Concept UI | M0351151 | 
| Preferred term | Apocillin | 
| Concept UI | M0329812 | 
| Preferred term | Penicillin V Potassium | 
| Entry term(s) | Potassium, Penicillin V | 
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