SPL Set ID: 91950983-4884-40d1-abd8-bcc953d61b7f
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Buffered penicillin G potassium for injection, USP is sterile penicillin G potassium powder for reconstitution. It is an antibacterial agent intended for intravenous or intramuscularly use. Chemically, penicillin G potassium is monopotassium (2S,5R,6R)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-6-(2-phenylacetamido)-4-thia-1-azabicyclo (3.2.0) heptane-2-carboxylate, and has the following chemical structure: Molecular Formula: C 16 H 17 KN 2 O 4 S Molecular Weight: 372.48 Penicillin G potassium, a water soluble benzylpenicillin, is a white to almost white crystalline powder which is almost odorless and/or after reconstitution a colorless solution. The pH of freshly constituted solutions usually ranges from 6 to 8.5. Sodium citrate and citric acid have been added as a buffer. Buffered penicillin G potassium for injection, USP is supplied in vials equivalent to 1,000,000 units (1 million units), 5,000,000 units (5 million units), or 20,000,000 units (20 million units) of penicillin G as the potassium salt. Each million unit contains approximately 7.9 milligrams of sodium (0.34 mEq) and 65.6 milligrams of potassium (1.68 mEq). chemical-structure