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PROCAINE BENZYLPENICILLIN
See: BENZYLPENICILLIN PENICILLINS
Chemical names: [2S-(2-alpha,5-alpha,6-BETA)]-3,3-DIMETHYL-7-OXO-6-[(PHENYLACETYL)AMINO]-4-THIA-1-AZA-BICYCLO-[3.2.0]HEPTANE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID compounded with 2-(DIETHYLAMINO)ETHYL 4-AMINOBENZOATE (1:1) MONOHYDRATE
Synonyms: BENZYLPENICILLIN; BENZYLPENICILLIN PROCAINE; PROCAINE PENICILLIN G
Functional class: VETERINARY DRUG (ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT)
Latest evaluation: 1998
ADI: 0.03 mg/person/day
Comments/MRLs: Daily intake of residues of benzylpenicillin and procaine benzylpenicillin should be kept below 0.03 mg of the penicillin moiety. MRLs, expressed as benzylpenicillin, in mg/kg tissue, mg/l milk: Muscle (all species): 0.05; Liver (all species): 0.05; Kidney (all species): 0.05; Milk (all species): 0.004
Report: TRS 888-JECFA 50/25
Residues: FNP 41/11-JECFA 50/95
Tox monograph: See FAS 27-JECFA 36/105 (BENZYLPENICILLIN, 1990)
 
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