Penicillin update.
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.
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*
D010406:Penicillins