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Penicillin V MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Penicillin V
Tree Number(s)
D02.065.589.099.750.781
D02.886.108.750.781
D03.633.100.300.750.781
Unique ID
D010404
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010404
Scope Note
A broad-spectrum penicillin antibiotic used orally in the treatment of mild to moderate infections by susceptible gram-positive organisms.
Entry Term(s)
Apocillin
Beromycin
Beromycin, Penicillin
Berromycin, Penicillin
Betapen
Fenoxymethylpenicillin
Pen VK
Penicillin V Potassium
Penicillin V Sodium
Penicillin VK
Penicillin, Phenoxymethyl
Phenoxymethylpenicillin
V-Cillin K
Vegacillin
Pharm Action
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Registry Numbers
Z61I075U2W
1098-87-9
146T0TU1JB
0
Related Numbers
1098-87-9
132-98-9
146T0TU1JB
87-08-1
CAS Type 1 Name
4-Thia-1-azabicyclo(3.2.0)heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-6-((phenoxyacetyl)amino)-, (2S-(2alpha,5alpha,6beta))-
Public MeSH Note
92; was PENICILLIN, PHENOXYMETHYL 1963-91; PENICILLIN V was see PENICILLIN, PHENOXYMETHYL 1963-91; PROPICILLIN was heading 1973-84
Online Note
use PENICILLIN V to search PENICILLIN, PHENOXYMETHYL 1966-91; use PENICILLIN V/AA to search PROPICILLIN 1966-84 (as Prov 1966-72)
History Note
92; was PENICILLIN, PHENOXYMETHYL 1963-91; PENICILLIN V was see PENICILLIN, PHENOXYMETHYL 1963-91; PROPICILLIN was heading 1964-84 (Prov 1964-72)
Date Established
1992/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/05/31
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