Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. Penicillin V potassium can make birth control pills less effective. Ask your doctor about using a non-hormonal birth control condom, diaphragm with spermicide to prevent pregnancy.
Other drugs may affect penicillin V potassium, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Tell your doctor about all your current medicines and any medicine you start or stop using. Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.
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Penicillin may cause false positive results with certain diabetic urine testing products cupric sulfate-type. This drug may also affect the results of certain lab tests. Make sure laboratory personnel and your doctors know you use this drug.
If someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as passing out or trouble breathing, call Otherwise, call a poison control center right away. US residents can call their local poison control center at Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center.
Symptoms of overdose may include: severe vomiting, persistent diarrhea. This medication has been prescribed for your current condition only.
Do not use it later for another infection unless your doctor tells you to. Consult your doctor for more details. If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose.
Take your next dose at the regular time. Do not double the dose to catch up. Store at room temperature away from light and moisture. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medications away from children and pets. Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
Penicillin G potassium can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby. Penicillin G potassium is injected into a muscle or into a vein through an IV. You may be shown how to use an injection at home.
Do not self-inject this medicine if you do not fully understand how to give the injection and properly dispose of used needles, IV tubing, and other items used to inject the medicine. Penicillin G potassium may also be injected into the membrane surrounding the lungs, or into the fluid surrounding the spinal cord. A healthcare provider will give you this type of injection. Penicillin G potassium is a powder medicine that must be mixed with a liquid solvent before using it.
If you are using the injections at home, be sure you understand how to properly mix and store the medicine. After mixing the powder with a liquid, store in the refrigerator and use it within 7 days. Do not freeze. Penicillin G potassium that is supplied as a frozen solution should be stored in a deep freezer at a temperature of 4 degrees below 0 F. Thaw the solution either in a refrigerator or at room temperature.
Do not heat the medicine to thaw it more quickly. Once the solution has been thawed, it should look clear. Penicillin G potassium that is thawed in the refrigerator should be used within 14 days.
If you have thawed the medicine at room temperature, you must use it within 24 hours. Do not refreeze. Do not use penicillin G potassium if it has changed colors or has particles in it. Call your pharmacist for new medication. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. Do not share this medicine with another person , even if they have the same symptoms you have. Antibiotic medicines can cause diarrhea, which may be a sign of a new infection. If you have diarrhea that is watery or bloody, call your doctor before using anti-diarrhea medicine.
Use Penicillin V Potassium Oral exactly as directed on the label, or as prescribed by your doctor. Do not use in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets.
Use the medicine exactly as directed. Shake the oral liquid before you measure a dose. Use the dosing syringe provided, or use a medicine dose-measuring device not a kitchen spoon. When given before surgery or dental work, penicillin V potassium is usually taken 1 hour before and 6 hours after the procedure.
Follow your doctor's dosing instructions very carefully.
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