Penicillin for cats is an antibiotic medication derived from the Penicillium fungi. It falls under the beta-lactam class of antibiotics and is primarily used to treat bacterial infections. The drug ...

Prior to the discovery of antibiotics, infectious diseases were rampant. Communicable diseases were the most common cause of death, and the average lifespan was about 47 years old. However, this ...

The wonder drug of 1943 may prove to be penicillin, obscured since its discovery in Britain in 1929, only now getting its thorough sickroom trial. It is made from a mold (TIME, Sept. 15, 1941) by a ...

Accurate labeling of penicillin allergies is essential, but unconfirmed penicillin allergies may have negative effects on individual and public health, according to experts. A trend toward ...