title: [Should penicillin be given on an empty stomach?].
abstract: To improve absorption, it is usually recommended that penicillin is given on an empty stomach. However, current knowledge on pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of penicillins does not support this recommendation. It is time to leave this advice behind, and rather focus on good compliance and completion of the entire treatment cure.
authors.affiliation: Avdeling for klinisk farmakologi, St. Olavs hospital, 7006 Trondheim, Norway. andreas.westin@legemidler.no
authors.forename: Andreas Austgulen
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Westin
authors.forename: Rolf A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Walstad
authors.forename: Olav
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Spigset
mesh_terms: D004435:Eating; D005215:Fasting; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins