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Benzylpenicilloyl Polylysine is a skin-testing reagent which used to detect immunoglobulin E antibodies in people with a history of penicillin allergy. The quantitation of in vitro IgE antibodies to the benzylpenicilloyl determinant is a useful tool for evaluating allergic subjects. A penicillin skin test predicts only the presence of IgE antibodies for the major or minor penicillin determinants at the time of application and does not predict the future development of IgE-mediated reactions during subsequent courses of penicillin. Benzylpenicilloyl polylysine reacts specifically with penicilloyl skin sensitizing antibodies (reagins) to produce immediate wheal and flare reactions which may reflect increased risk of allergic reactions to subsequent penicillin therapy. The use of benzylpenicilloyl polylysine can detect between 75-90% of all positive reactions to penicillin. Benzylpenicilloyl polylysine was FDA approved in 2009 for the assessment of sensitization to penicillin (benzylpenicillin or penicillin G) in those patients suspected of having a clinical hypersensitivity to penicillin.

Approval Year

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Diagnostic
PRE-PEN

Approved Use

PREPEN is indicated for the assessment of sensitization to penicillin (benzylpenicillin or penicillin G) in patients suspected to have clinical penicillin hypersensitivity. A negative skin test to PREPEN is associated with an incidence of immediate allergic reactions of less than 5% after the administration of therapeutic penicillin, whereas the incidence may be more than 50% in a history-positive patient with a positive skin test to PREPEN. These allergic reactions are predominantly dermatologic. Whether a negative skin test to PREPEN predicts a lower risk of anaphylaxis is not established. Similarly, when deciding the risk of proposed penicillin treatment, there are not enough data at present to permit relative weighing in individual cases of a history of clinical penicillin hypersensitivity as compared to positive skin tests to PREPEN and/or minor penicillin determinants.

Launch Date

1974
Substance Class Polymer
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BENZYLPENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE
ORANGE BOOK   USP   VANDF  
Common Name English
BENZYLPENICILLOYL OCTA-L-LYSINE
Common Name English
BENZYLPENICILLOYL-POLYLYSINE
Common Name English
BENZYLPENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
BENZYL PENICILLOYL-POLYLYSINE
Common Name English
BENZYLPENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE [USP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
BENZYLPENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE [VANDF]
Common Name English
L-LYSINE, HOMOPOLYMER, (2S-(2.ALPHA.,5.ALPHA.,6.BETA.))-3,3-DIMETHYL-7-OXO-6-((2-PHENYLACETYL)AMINO)-4-THIA-1-AZABICYCLO(3.2.0)HEPTANE-2-CARBOXYLATE (1:1)
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NCI_THESAURUS C1937
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL1201779
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID00185720
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DAILYMED
76479814OY
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PUBCHEM
23724855
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CAS
31855-75-1
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NCI_THESAURUS
C87447
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DRUG CENTRAL
4717
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CHEBI
59297
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RXCUI
19079
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76479814OY
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DRUG BANK
DB00895
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WIKIPEDIA
Benzylpenicilloyl polylysine
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Display Structure of BENZYLPENICILLOYL POLYLYSINE
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