penicillin g benzathine
Drug ingredientActive ShortageThis drug ingredient is in active FDA shortage. At least one manufacturer cannot meet demand.
Where It Comes From
6 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
Aurobindo Pharma Limited
Fresenius Kabi iPSUM S.r.l.
LABORATRIOS ATRAL, S.A.
Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc
Sandoz GmbH
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Bicillin L-A
- •Lentocilin
- •Bicillin CR
- •Bicillin C-R 900/300
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
Active Shortage
Shortage History
Each row is a separate manufacturer's FDA shortage filing — not a timeline for the drug as a whole. Multiple "current" entries are normal: each manufacturer/NDC files independently. Status reflects the manufacturer's report; reason describes their supply situation (Available, Unavailable, or to be discontinued).
current
Penicillin G Benzathine Injection
04/26/2023Unavailable
current
Penicillin G Benzathine Injection
04/26/2023Available
current
Penicillin G Benzathine Injection
04/26/2023Limited Availability
Chemical Identity
CAS41372-02-5
PubChem CID656811
DTXSIDDTXSID00194317
FormulaC48H64N6O12S2
Mol. Weight981.2 g/mol
SMILESCC1(C(N2C(S1)C(C2=O)NC(=O)CC3=CC=CC=C3)C(=O)O)C.CC1(C(N2C(S1)C(C2=O)NC(=O)CC3=CC=CC=C3)C(=O)O)C.C1=CC=C(C=C1)CNCCNCC2=CC=CC=C2.O.O.O.O
Data Sources
6568112026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/penicillin g benzathine/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/penicillin g benzathine.json
CAS 41372-02-52026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
CAS 41372-02-52026-06-13
https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json
Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json