INTERACTION OF PENICILLINS WITH OTHER DRUGS

Penicillins should never be mixed in the same syringe with aminoglycosides because of their physical and chemical incompatibility. When ampicillin is combined with allopurinol, the risk of ampicillin rash increases dramatically. The administration of high doses of benzylpenicillin in combination with potassium preparations determines an increased risk of hyperkalemia. Extreme caution should be exercised when…

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