oxacillin sodium

ox·a·cil·lin sodium (ks-sln)

n.

A semisynthetic penicillin effective against penicillin-resistant infections, especially those of staphylococci.

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oxacillin sodium (ok´ssil´in),

n brand names: Bactocill, Prostaphlin;
drug class: penicillinase-resistant penicillin;
action: interferes with cell wall replication of susceptible organisms; the cell wall, rendered osmotically unstable, swells and bursts from osmotic pressure;
uses: effective for gram-positive cocci, infections caused by penicillinase-producing
Staphylococcus.