The drugs administered to 17 patients included chloroquine, novalgin, paraldehyde, procaine penicillin ... with foot drop had had recent IM injections in the buttock. An additional 20 patients ...

combined penicillin G dose 600,000 units/mL; susp for deep IM inj; contains parabens. Give by deep IM inj into upper, outer buttock (dorsogluteal) or ventrogluteal site; for younger children ...

Penicillin G benzathine 600,000 units/mL ... Give by deep IM inj into upper outer quadrant of buttock; rotate inj sites. Upper respiratory Group A strep: 1.2 million units once.