Flucloxacillin
From SNPedia
Flucloxacillin, also known as floxacillin, is a narrow spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class. It is used to treat infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive bacteria.Wikipedia
Trade names for flucloxacillin include Flopen and Floxapen.
Carriers of HLA-B*5701 alleles are at highly increased risk for drug-induced liver injury when prescribed flucloxacillin. A SNP that serves as a proxy for HLA-B*5701 has been identified: rs2395029(G).
