Pen-ve-oral is a tablet drug derived from penicillin containing potassium phenoxymethylpéniciline and can be used as an alternative to the use of injectable penicillin, which is known to cause a lot of pain; However, even benzetacil injections no longer need to cause as much pain, as they can be diluted with an anesthetic called xylocaine, when the doctor allows it.
Pen-ve-oral is an oral penicillin that can be used for mild to moderate respiratory bacterial infections such as tonsillitis, scarlet fever and erysipela, mild or moderate bacterial pneumonia caused by pneumococcal; Mild skin infections caused by staph as a way to prevent bacterial endocarditis in people with heart disease, rheumatic diseases, before dental or face surgery.
- Oral penicillin has the best effect when taken on an empty stomach.
- But if it causes stomach irritation.
- It can be taken with meals.
The effect of this medicine begins 6 to 8 hours after your first dose.
The box of 12 pen-Ve-Oral tablets, penicillin for oral use, costs between 17 and 25 reais.
Pen-ve-oral usually causes headaches, oral or genital thrush, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, as well as decreasing the effectiveness of the birth control pill, so it is advisable to use another form of protection against unwanted pregnancies during treatment.
Pen-ve-oral should not be used in case of allergy to penicillin or cephalosporin, as it may interfere with the effect of other remedies such as those used for ulcers and gastritis, bupropion, chloroquine, exenatide, methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil, probenecide, tetracyclines. and tramadol.