DPA International on MSN

Impending shortage reported for more antibiotics in Germany

The German Ministry of Health has announced a supply shortage for certain antibiotics. The ministry posted in the Federal Gazette for Medicines that there is an impending shortage of antibiotics ...
optometryadvisor

One Dose of Benzathine Penicillin G Noninferior to Three Doses for Syphilis

For patients with early syphilis, treatment with 1 dose of 2.4 million units of benzathine penicillin G is noninferior to treatment with 3 doses. HealthDay News — For patients with early syphilis, ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Study Shows One Dose of Benzathine Penicillin G Effective for Early Syphilis

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 ...
Paducah Sun

A new recall of injected penicillin may put gains against syphilis in peril

Drugmaker Pfizer is warning doctors that it expects to run low on supplies of Bicillin L-A, a long-acting injection of the antibiotic penicillin, the preferred option for treating syphilis during ...