#penicillin any of various antibiotics obtained from penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
supertype: antibiotic_drug__antibiotic__wonder_drug a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections
subtype: amoxicillin__amoxil__Larotid__Polymox__Trimox__Augmentin an antibiotic (a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin)) used to treat bacterial infections
subtype: ampicillin__Principen__Polycillin__SK-Ampicillin semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin)
subtype: griseofulvin__Fulvicin a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium
subtype: methicillin antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections
subtype: penicillinase-resistant_antibiotic__penicillinaseresistantantibiotic a form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinase
subtype: nafcillin__Nafcil a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci
subtype: oxacillin a form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci
subtype: penicillin_F the first form of penicillin that was isolated in Great Britain
subtype: penicillin_G__benzylpenicillin the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics
subtype: penicillin_O a penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G but is obtained differently
subtype: penicillin_V__phenoxymethyl_penicillin__phenoxymethylpenicillin a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids
subtype: penicillin_V_potassium__Ledercillin_VK a form of penicillin V (trade name Ledercillin VK)
subtype: piperacillin__Pipracil a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections
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