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Benzathine penicillin (also called Bicillin LA) is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections such as rheumatic fever and syphilis. It is also given to prevent conditions like rheumatic fever and poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (a form of kidney inflammation).

Benzathine penicillin works by killing or stopping the growth of bacteria. It belongs to a group of antibiotics called penicillins.