What is Bicillin C-R: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

How to take Bicillin C-R

• Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot into one of your muscles. Do not inject into or near an artery or nerve.

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

• Missed dose: This medicine needs to be given on a fixed schedule. If you miss a dose, call your doctor, home health caregiver, or treatment clinic for instructions.

• Injection routeIf you store this medicine at home, keep it in the refrigerator. Do not freeze.

• Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot into one of your muscles. Do not inject into or near an artery or nerve.

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

• Missed dose: This medicine needs to be given on a fixed schedule. If you miss a dose, call your doctor, home health caregiver, or treatment clinic for instructions.

• Injection routeIf you store this medicine at home, keep it in the refrigerator. Do not freeze.

What to do if you miss a dose of Bicillin C-R

Bicillin C-R contraindications

• This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to penicillin or procaine.

Bicillin C-R warnings

• This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine. It may occur 2 months or more after you stop using this medicine.

• Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, heart problems, lung or breathing problems, a blood disorder, G6PD deficiency, or a history of asthma or allergies, including a previous allergic reaction to a cephalosporin antibiotic.

• This medicine may cause methemoglobinemia (blood disorder).

• Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

Bicillin C-R interactions

• Some medicines can affect how penicillin G benzathine/penicillin G procaine works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following: Acetaminophen, chloroquine, metoclopramide, primaquine, probenecid, quinine, sulfasalazineCancer medicine (including cyclophosphamide, flutamide, hydroxyurea, ifosfamide, rasburicase)Medicine to treat an infection (including dapsone, nitrofurantoin, para-aminosalicylic acid, sulfonamide, tetracycline)Medicine to treat depressionMedicine to treat seizures (including phenobarbital, sodium valproate)Nitrate or nitrite medicine (including nitric oxide, nitroglycerin, nitroprusside, nitrous oxide)Medicines to make you numb (including articaine, benzocaine, bupivacaine, lidocaine, mepivacaine, prilocaine, procaine, ropivacaine, tetracaine)

• This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine.

• Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.

• Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.