.Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.J_AntiinfectivesForSystemicUse.J01C_BetaLactamAntibacterialsPenicillins.J01CE06_Penamecillin.Penamecillin .Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.J_AntiinfectivesForSystemicUse.J01C_BetaLactamAntibacterialsPenicillins.J01CE06_Penamecillin.Penamecillin| name: | Penamecillin |
| ATC code: | J01CE06 | route: | oral |
| n-compartments | 1 |
Penamecillin is an oral penicillin antibiotic used for the treatment of susceptible bacterial infections. It is a prodrug of benzylpenicillin (penicillin G). Penamecillin was approved and primarily used in Europe but is currently rarely used and not widely available.
No direct published clinical pharmacokinetic data for penamecillin in humans could be identified. Pharmacokinetic parameters are estimated based on its use as a prodrug of benzylpenicillin and general penicillin prodrug behavior in healthy adults.