Medscape

Bicillin C-R Not for Use in Syphilis; IV Bicillin L-A/C-R Linked to Cardiac Arrest, Death

Nov. 30, 2004 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., have notified healthcare professionals via letter of labeling changes for existing prescribing and route of ...
CNN

US syphilis cases are rising, and STD clinics warn they’re struggling to find crucial antibiotic

The preferred antibiotic treatment for syphilis is in short supply across the United States as infections soar, and more than three dozen leading public health groups are urging the White House to ...
CNN

A new recall of injected penicillin may put gains against syphilis in peril

Drugmaker Pfizer is warning doctors that it expects to run low on supplies of Bicillin L-A, a long-acting injection of the antibiotic penicillin, the preferred option for treating syphilis during ...
WTAE-TV

New recall of injected penicillin may put gains against syphilis in peril

Drugmaker Pfizer is warning doctors that it expects to run low on supplies of Bicillin L-A, a long-acting injection of the antibiotic penicillin, the preferred option for treating syphilis during ...