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PENICILLIN V for Antibiotic prophylaxis: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 121 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where PENICILLIN V was used for Antibiotic prophylaxis.

Most Reported Side Effects for PENICILLIN V

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Drug hypersensitivity 771 25.3% 7 57
Rash 295 9.7% 0 55
Hypersensitivity 268 8.8% 1 27
Dyspnoea 236 7.7% 57 107
Urticaria 149 4.9% 0 14
Pyrexia 123 4.0% 36 85
Vomiting 122 4.0% 44 75
Condition aggravated 121 4.0% 63 87
Pruritus 112 3.7% 1 37
Nausea 104 3.4% 18 33
Malaise 103 3.4% 24 41
Asthma 98 3.2% 27 54
Diarrhoea 98 3.2% 30 59
Swelling 94 3.1% 7 22
Swelling face 92 3.0% 0 11

Other Indications for PENICILLIN V

Product used for unknown indication (1,550) Prophylaxis (120) Tonsillitis (94) Infection prophylaxis (69) Ill-defined disorder (42) Antibiotic therapy (39) Infection (37) Pharyngitis (28) Opportunistic infection prophylaxis (17) Tooth infection (16)

Other Drugs Used for Antibiotic prophylaxis

SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM (1,107) CEFAZOLIN (1,017) VANCOMYCIN (669) CIPROFLOXACIN (585) AMOXICILLIN (505) LEVOFLOXACIN (416) CEFUROXIME (401) AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE (370) CLINDAMYCIN (331) METRONIDAZOLE (308)

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