Phenoxymethyl Penicillin

DRUG INFORMATION

  ADULT
    - The usual dosage recommendations for adults and children 12 years and over are as
      follows: Streptococcal infections —mild to moderately severe—of the upper
      respiratory tract and including scarlet fever and erysipelas: 125 to 250 mg
      (200,000 to 400,000 units) every 6 to 8 hours for 10 days.
      Source: US FDA label for penicillin v potassium (Penicillin V Potassium), section
      'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29
    - Pneumococcal infections —mild to moderately severe—of the respiratory tract,
      including otitis media: 250 to 500 mg (400,000 to 800,000 units) every 6 hours
      until the patient has been afebrile for at least 2 days.
      Source: US FDA label for penicillin v potassium (Penicillin V Potassium), section
      'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29
    - Staphylococcal infections —mild infections of skin and soft tissue (culture and
      sensitivity tests should be performed): 250 to 500 mg (400,000 to 800,000 units)
      every 6 to 8 hours.
      Source: US FDA label for penicillin v potassium (Penicillin V Potassium), section
      'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29

  CHILD
    - The dosage of penicillin V potassium tablets and penicillin V potassium for oral
      solution should be determined according to the sensitivity of the causative
      microorganisms and the severity of infection, and adjusted to the clinical
      response of the patient.
      Source: US FDA label for penicillin v potassium (Penicillin V Potassium), section
      'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29
    - The usual dosage recommendations for adults and children 12 years and over are as
      follows: Streptococcal infections —mild to moderately severe—of the upper
      respiratory tract and including scarlet fever and erysipelas: 125 to 250 mg
      (200,000 to 400,000 units) every 6 to 8 hours for 10 days.
      Source: US FDA label for penicillin v potassium (Penicillin V Potassium), section
      'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29
    - For prophylaxis against bacterial endocarditis 1 in patients with congenital heart
      disease or rheumatic or other acquired valvular heart disease when undergoing
      dental procedures or surgical procedures of the upper respiratory tract: 2 gram of
      penicillin V (1 gram for children under 60 lbs.) 1 hour before the procedure, and
      then, 1 gram (500 mg for children under 60 lbs.) 6 hours later.
      Source: US FDA label for penicillin v potassium (Penicillin V Potassium), section
      'dosage and administration', retrieved 2026-08-29

  RENAL IMPAIRMENT
    - No kidney-impairment dose in this label. Not a statement that none is needed.
      Source: Read and found silent: the US FDA label for penicillin v potassium
      (Penicillin V Potassium), retrieved 2026-08-29

  HEPATIC IMPAIRMENT
    - No liver-impairment dose in this label. Not a statement that none is needed.
      Source: Read and found silent: the US FDA label for penicillin v potassium
      (Penicillin V Potassium), retrieved 2026-08-29

  PREGNANCY
    - Nothing on pregnancy in this label. Treat as unknown, not as safe.
      Source: Read and found silent: the US FDA label for penicillin v potassium
      (Penicillin V Potassium), retrieved 2026-08-29

  BREASTFEEDING
    - Nothing on breastfeeding in this label. Treat as unknown, not as safe.
      Source: Read and found silent: the US FDA label for penicillin v potassium
      (Penicillin V Potassium), retrieved 2026-08-29