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Penicillin vs Ampicillin - What's the difference?

penicillin | ampicillin |

In pharmaceutical drug terms the difference between penicillin and ampicillin

is that penicillin is any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized; they have a beta-lactam structure; most are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases while ampicillin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic having a beta-lactam structure.

penicillin

English

Noun

  • (pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized; they have a beta-lactam structure; most are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.

    • Derived terms

    * benzathine penicillin * benzylpenicillin, penicillin G * penicillinic acid * phenoxymethylpenicillin, penicillin V * procaine penicillin

    External links

    * ("penicillin" on Wikipedia)

    ampicillin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia ampicillin) (-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A broad-spectrum antibiotic having a beta-lactam structure.