What is Penicillin Sodium?
Penicillin Sodium is a penicillin antibiotic. It works by inhibiting mucopeptide biosynthesis. This antibiotic is effective against infections caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Bacillus anthracis, Clostridia, Actinomyces bovis, Streptobacillus moniliformis, Listeria monocytogenes, and Leptospira. It is efficient against many gram-positive bacteria and a limited number of gram-negative bacteria. It is also effective against anaerobic microorganisms because it belongs to the group of narrow-spectrum beta-lactamase-sensitive penicillins.
Is Penicillin Sodium safe for horses?
Penicillin Sodium is usually considered safe for horses and can be used to treat a variety of infections caused by gram-positive bacteria.
Penicillin Sodium is mainly used for Gram-positive bacterial infections, but also used for actinomycetes and endospiral influenzas such as , emphysema gangrene, malignant edema, actinomycosis, equine adenosis, necrotizing bacilli disease, leptospirosis and mastitis, skin and soft tissue infections, arthritis, uterine infections, pneumonia, septicemia, and tetanus and so on. It is suitable for use in combination with tetanus antitoxin in the treatment of tetanus.