In the house of the beta-lactams there are many mansions and one might think the most modest one might be occupied by the oldest beta-lactam, the only begetter , the original, penicillin G.
But it 'taint necessarily so' .
Talking to an emergency ward nurse recently I asked her if they ever used penicillin G much these days.
"Oh my yes ",she said, but added with a smile, "we don't call it penicillin G any more."
"What do you call it then?" , I asked.
"We call it 'Pen Stat' and we say it like we might say 'Code Blue' ..."
Nice to know it is still in the medical armoire and still pulled out whenever the going gets tough and the tough get going : Pen !!!!! Stat !!!!!!
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