Indications And Dose
Erysipelas | Yaws | Pinta ▶BY DEEP INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION ▶Adult: 1.2 million units as a single dose, outer quadrant of the gluteus maximus or Hochstetter’s ventrogluteal field is the preferred site of injection Syphilis [primary and secondary stage] ▶BY DEEP INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION ▶Adult: 2.4 million units as a single dose, outer quadrant of the gluteus maximus or Hochstetter’s ventrogluteal field is the preferred site of injection, if clinical symptoms recur or laboratory findings remain strongly positive—repeat treatment Syphilis [late-stage (latent seropositive)] ▶BY DEEP INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION ▶Adult: 2.4 million units once weekly for 3 weeks, outer quadrant of the gluteus maximus or Hochstetter’s ventrogluteal field is the preferred site of injection Prophylaxis of rheumatic fever [without cardiac involvement] | Prophylaxis of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis [without cardiac involvement] | Prophylaxis of erysipelas [without cardiac involvement] ▶BY DEEP INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION ▶Adult: 1.2 million units every 3–4 weeks for at least 5 years or up to 21 years of age (whichever is longer), outer quadrant of the gluteus maximus or Hochstetter’s ventrogluteal field is the preferred site of injection Prophylaxis of rheumatic fever [transient cardiac involvement] | Prophylaxis of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis [transient cardiac involvement] | Prophylaxis of erysipelas [transient cardiac involvement] ▶BY DEEP INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION ▶Adult: 1.2 million units every 3–4 weeks for at least 10 years or up to 21 years of age (whichever is longer), outer quadrant of the gluteus maximus or Hochstetter’s ventrogluteal field is the preferred site of injection Prophylaxis of rheumatic fever [persistent cardiac involvement] | Prophylaxis of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis [persistent cardiac involvement] | Prophylaxis of erysipelas [persistent cardiac involvement] ▶BY DEEP INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION ▶Adult: 1.2 million units every 3–4 weeks for at least 10 years or up to 40 years of age (whichever is longer); life-long prophylaxis may be necessary, outer quadrant of the gluteus maximus or Hochstetter’s ventrogluteal field is the preferred site of injection
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