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Benzathine benzylpenicillin (rINN) is a form of penicillin also known as benzathine penicillin. It is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections.It is slowly absorbed into the circulation after intramuscular injection and hydrolysed to benzylpenicillin in vivo. It is the drug-of-choice when prolonged low concentrations of benzylpenicillin are required and appropriate allowing prolonged antibiotic action over 2–4 weeks after a single IM dose.
