title: ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF PENICILLIN.
abstract: A convenient, practical and effective procedure of administering penicillin by mouth consists of mixing the drug with one tablespoonful of aluminum hydroxide. Substantially higher blood levels are obtained following a 50,000 and a 100,000 unit dose of penicillin with this method than after administration of the drug dissolved in water, either with or without previous ingestion of a mild antacid, such as aluminum hydroxide. Adsorption of penicillin on aluminum hydroxide appears to exert a local protective effect against that portion of gastric acid with which it comes into contact.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Barach
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garthwaite
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Oppenheimer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Forman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osburg