Sodium 6- Bacampicillin

Rx amoxicillin, ampicillin, bacampicillin, carbenicillin, cloxacillin, dicloxacillin, flucloxacillin, methicillin, mezlocillin, nafcillin, oxacillin, penicillin G benzathine, penicillin G potassium, penicillin Vpotassium, piperacillin, pivampicillin, pivme-cillinam, ticarcillin Penicillin and beta-lactamase inhibitors amoxicillin/ clavulanate potassium, ampicillin/sulbactam sodium, piperacillin sodium/ tazobactam sodium, ticarcillin disodium/clavulanate potassium Chemical Class Penicillin, natural... 

In horses, amoxicillin or ampicillin sodium are well absorbed following i.m. or s.c. administration. Amoxicillin or ampicillin trihydrate are poorly soluble salts that are given i.m. and produce lower plasma concentrations that extend over a longer period of time. Amoxicillin and ampicillin are too poorly absorbed following p.o. administration to be clinically useful in horses. The ampicillin esters, pivampicillin and bacampicillin, show promise for p.o. use but are currently not available for use in horses. 

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