Excerpt The preferred drug for Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection is penicillin or ampicillin. Physicians are cautioned to use no less than the recommended doses of antibiotics. For Treatment of Uncomplicated Gonorrhea (Urethral, Cervical, Pharyngeal, or Rectal) PARENTERAL Men or women: aqueous procaine penicillin G, 4.8 million units intramuscularly divided into at least two doses and injected at different sites at one visit, together with 1 g of oral probenecid, preferably given at least 30 minutes before the injection. ORAL Men or women: ampicillin, 3.5 g, with probenecid, 1 g, administered simultaneously. Treatment of Contacts Patients with known exposure to gonorrhea should receive...
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STATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION VENEREAL DISEASES BRANCH (1972) studied this question.