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Nafcillin, sold under the brand name Unipen among others, is an antibiotic used to treat and prevent straphylococcal infections. This includes includes of the skin, respiratory tract, urine, and blood. It is not effective against MRSA. It is given by injection into a vein or muscle.

Common side effects include pain and inflammation at the site of injection. Other side effects may include anaphylaxis and Clostridioides difficile infection. There is no evidence of harm with use in pregnancy, though such use has not been well studied. It is a beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin type. It is penicillinase resistant.

Nafcillin was approved for medical use in the United States in 1965. In the United States 10 doses of 2 grams costs about 90 USD as of 2021. In 2012, out of 38 countries it was only available in one.