Nafcil
Name: Nafcil
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy Category: B
Lactation: Excreted into breast milk; use caution
Pregnancy Categories
A:Generally acceptable. Controlled studies in pregnant women show no evidence of fetal risk.
B:May be acceptable. Either animal studies show no risk but human studies not available or animal studies showed minor risks and human studies done and showed no risk.
C:Use with caution if benefits outweigh risks. Animal studies show risk and human studies not available or neither animal nor human studies done.
D:Use in LIFE-THREATENING emergencies when no safer drug available. Positive evidence of human fetal risk.
X:Do not use in pregnancy. Risks involved outweigh potential benefits. Safer alternatives exist.
NA:Information not available.
Patient Handout
Commonly used brand name(s)
In the U.S.
- Amoxil
- Bactocill
- Bicillin L-A
- Cloxapen
- Crysticillin
- Dynapen
- Geocillin
- Nafcil
- Pfizerpen
- Pipracil
- Principen
- Staphcillin
- Ticar
- Veetids
In Canada
- Amoxil Pediatric
- Ampicillin Sodium
- Apo-Amoxi
- Apo-Amoxi Sugar-Free
- Apo-Cloxi
- Apo-Pen-Vk
- Gen-Amoxicillin
- Med Amoxicillin
- Nadopen V 200
- Nadopen V 400
- Novamoxin
Available Dosage Forms:
- Tablet
- Powder for Suspension
- Capsule
- Powder for Solution
- Suspension
- Solution
- Tablet, Chewable
- Tablet for Suspension
- Tablet, Extended Release
- Syrup