About the Course
•Penicillin is the 1st antibiotic to be discovered
•Bacetricidal due to inhibition of peptigoglycan layer breakdown in bacterial cell wall
•Resistance due to beta-lactamases, altered PBP & porin channels (Gr –ve)
•Currently these are indicated in some specific indications only because of emergence of resistance
•Safety profile well established except chance of hypersensitivity reactions
Dr. Sudhir Chandra Sarangi
Additional Professor
Department of Pharmacology
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
1 course(s)
5 students
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Lesson - Penicillins
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Assessment
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