{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "kind": "drug_profile",
  "generic": "phenoxymethyl penicillin",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "origin": "openfda",
  "sections": {
    "adult": [
      {
        "text": "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",
        "cached_file": "labels/phenoxymethyl-penicillin.json",
        "verbatim": true
      },
      {
        "text": "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",
        "cached_file": "labels/phenoxymethyl-penicillin.json",
        "verbatim": true
      },
      {
        "text": "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",
        "cached_file": "labels/phenoxymethyl-penicillin.json",
        "verbatim": true
      }
    ],
    "child": [
      {
        "text": "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",
        "cached_file": "labels/phenoxymethyl-penicillin.json",
        "verbatim": true
      },
      {
        "text": "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",
        "cached_file": "labels/phenoxymethyl-penicillin.json",
        "verbatim": true
      },
      {
        "text": "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",
        "cached_file": "labels/phenoxymethyl-penicillin.json",
        "verbatim": true
      }
    ],
    "renal": [
      {
        "text": "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",
        "cached_file": "labels/phenoxymethyl-penicillin.json",
        "verbatim": false
      }
    ],
    "hepatic": [
      {
        "text": "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",
        "cached_file": "labels/phenoxymethyl-penicillin.json",
        "verbatim": false
      }
    ],
    "pregnancy": [
      {
        "text": "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",
        "cached_file": "labels/phenoxymethyl-penicillin.json",
        "verbatim": false
      }
    ],
    "lactation": [
      {
        "text": "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",
        "cached_file": "labels/phenoxymethyl-penicillin.json",
        "verbatim": false
      }
    ]
  }
}