title: Penicillin update.
abstract: The penicillins are the safest and most commonly prescribed antibiotics in Australia, accounting for 7.8 per cent (8 million prescriptions) of all 'Pharmaceutical Benefit' prescriptions for the year 1977/78. The range of penicillins available covers a very wide spectrum of susceptible bacteria, and includes the majority of all bacterial infections seen by the general practitioner.
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins