Is ampicillin sodium a penicillin



The full name of Ampicillin Sodium for Injection is Ampicillin Sodium, which is a penicillin antibiotic drug.

Ampicillin sodium for injection is a semi-synthetic penicillin with broad-spectrum antimicrobial effect, which can exert bactericidal effect on sensitive bacteria by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis. The drug can be used clinically to treat gastrointestinal infections, respiratory tract infections, soft tissue infections, urinary tract infections, meningitis, endocarditis and other diseases caused by sensitive bacteria.

Adverse reactions: adverse drug reactions caused by ampicillin sodium for injection mainly include rash, interstitial pneumonitis, etc. Occasionally, anaphylactic shock, thrombocytopenia, granulocytopenia and so on.

Contraindication: a history of penicillin allergy, or through the penicillin skin test to get positive people, need to prohibit the injection of ampicillin sodium.

Precautions: Before using ampicillin sodium for injection, patients must be asked in detail about the history of drug allergy, and penicillin skin test. Patients with lymphocytic leukemia, infectious mononucleosis, cytomegalovirus infection, and lymphoma need to avoid using the drug because of the susceptibility to skin rashes. In case of anaphylactic shock after administration of the drug, immediate resuscitation is necessary.

Individuals need to operate under the guidance of a physician, regulate the use of injectable ampicillin sodium, absolutely no abuse, after the use of the drug body abnormalities should be promptly informed to the health care personnel.