n :  a semisynthetic penicillin C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₅S administered orally in the form of its potassium salt and used esp. in the treatment of less severe infections caused by bacteria that do not produce beta-lactamase - see MAXIPEN  .
 
 
 
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