The VDH Division of Disease Prevention has set up a process for providers who do not have Bicillin and have identified a case of syphilis in a high-priority patient to request free doses.
High-priority patients are those who fall into one of the categories below:
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- pregnant or pregnancy unknown (women of reproductive age)
- neonate
- allergic to Doxycycline or other case by case basis (provider must submit rationale which will be reviewed)
VDH has released a clinician letter on July 24 with additional details about a recent voluntary manufacturer recall and supply shortages of Benzathine Penicillin, or Bicillin L-A. Read the full letter online.
Contact Oana Vasiliu at oana.vasiliu@vdh.virginia.gov, or Bryan Collins, at bryan.collins@vdh.virginia.gov, with any questions about accessing VDH Bicillin.
