Medical Uses
Specific indications for phenoxymethylpenicillin include:
- Infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
- Tonsillitis
- Pharyngitis
- Skin infections
- Anthrax (mild uncomplicated infections)
- Lyme disease (early stage in pregnant women or young children)
- Pharyngitis or tonsillitis
- Rheumatic fever (primary and secondary prophylaxis)
- Streptococcal skin infections
- Spleen disorders (pneumococcal infection prophylaxis)
- Initial treatment for Dental Abscesses
- Moderate-to-severe gingivitis (with metronidazole)
- Avulsion injuries of teeth (as an alternative to tetracycline)
Penicillin V is sometimes used in the treatment of odontogenic infections.
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