Prescribing-label excerpts
Ampicillin Sodium
Reference for: Ampicillin. Source presentation: injection, powder, for solution. Source route: intravenous.
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Clinical pharmacology
Ampicillin for Injection, USP diffuses readily into most body tissues and fluids. However, penetration into the cerebrospinal fluid and brain occurs only when the meninges are inflamed. Ampicillin is excreted largely unchanged in the urine and its excretion can be delayed by concurrent administration of probenecid. Due to maturational changes in renal function, ampicillin half-life decreases as postmenstrual age (a sum of gestational age and postnatal age) increases for infants with postnatal age of less than 28 days. The active form appears in the bile in higher concentrations than those found in serum. Ampicillin is the least serum-bound of all the penicillins, averaging about 20% compared to approximately 60 to 90% for other penicillins. Ampicillin for Injection, USP is well tolerated by most patients and has been given in doses of 2 grams daily for many weeks without adverse reactions.
While in vitro studies have demonstrated the susceptibility of most strains of the following organisms, clinical efficacy for infections other than those included in the INDICATIONS AND USAGE section has not been demonstrated.
Antibacterial Activity — The following bacteria have been shown in in vitro studies to be susceptible to Ampicillin for Injection, USP:
Nonpenicillinase-producing staphylococci — Clostridium spp.
Listeria monocytogenes — Most strains of enterococci.
Proteus mirabilis — Many strains of Salmonella, Shigella, and E. coli.
AMPICILLIN does not resist destruction by penicillinase.
For specific information regarding susceptibility test interpretive criteria and associated test methods and quality control standards recognized by FDA for this drug, please see: https://www.fda.gov/STIC.
Selected passages from the cited U.S. prescribing label. The studies concern the source product and populations named in each passage; they do not establish Walter-product bioequivalence, an approved indication, or the kinetics of another fixed combination. Tables and the full prescribing information remain available in the source.
Source: DailyMed: Ampicillin Sodium — injection, powder, for solution
Reference accessed . Label revision: 2026-07-27.
