Abstract

In previous reports 1 two of us have described a method for prolonging the action of calcium penicillin by suspending it in beeswax-peanut oil and have shown successful results attained in a small group of patients with gonorrhea by a single injection of this mixture. Our purpose here is to give the results obtained in the treatment of 175 cases of gonorrhea in males by a single injection of penicillin beeswax-peanut oil. The excellent results in the treatment of gonorrhea with penicillin in saline solution and the various methods and schedules of utilization have been reported by others. 2 In our first reports 1 a suspension of penicillin beeswax-peanut oil was obtained by shaking the mixture for ten to fifteen minutes by hand. We have since used a mechanical blender, which has proved more efficient and practical for preparing larger quantities. It is necessary to emphasize that the preparation of

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