يستعمل دواء ابيكوسيللين 125 مجم / 5 مل شراب معلق 100 ملepicocillin 125mg/5ml 100ml susp. penicillins.monocomponent penicillins.monocomponent

description : -semi-synthetic derivative of penicillin that functions as an orally active broad-spectrum antibiotic . - -indication : -for treatment of infection (respiratory gi uti and meningitis) due to e. coli p. mirabilis enterococci shigella s. typhosa and other salmonella nonpenicillinase-producing n. gononhoeae h. influenzae staphylococci streptococci including streptoc - -dosage: -adult- po/im/iv- the recommended dose range is 0.5 to 3gm every 6 hours. -child- 25 to 50mg/kg/day. - -mechanism of action: -by binding to specific penicillin-binding proteins (pbps) located inside the bacterial cell wall ampicillin inhibits the third and last stage of bacterial cell wall synthesis. cell lysis is then mediated by bacterial cell wall autolytic enzymes such as autolysins; it is possible that ampicillin interferes with an autolysin inhibitor.