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Descriptions

Nafcillin sodium is an beta-lactam antibiotic related to penicillin. As a beta-lactamase -resistant penicillin, it is used to treat infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria, particularly species of Staphylococci, that are resistant to other penicillins. Administration:Nafcillin can be given either orally (Unipen®) or by injection (Nallpen®) Side effects:As with all penicillins, serious life-threatening allergic reactions can occur. Milder side effects include: Nausea and vomiting Diarrhea, often due to suppression of normal gastrointestinal bacteria. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Nafcillin (Wikipedia)

A semi-synthetic antibiotic related to penicillin. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Nafcillin is an antibiotic in the penicillin therapeutic category, used for treatment of infections such as osteomyolitis, septicemia, endocarditis, and CNS infectins caused by susceptible strains of staphylococci species. Source: Regenstrief Institute

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Nafcillin
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Nafcillin

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 乙氧萘青霉素
Synonyms: 乙氧萘胺青霉素;新青霉素;新青霉素III;萘夫西林
fr-CA French (Canada) Nafcilline
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Naftsilliin
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Nafcillina
it-IT Italian (Italy) Nafcillina
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Nafsillin
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Нафциллин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) nafcilline
fr-BE French (Belgium) Nafcilline