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Oxacillin, sold under the brand name Bactocill 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 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 class.

Oxacillin was patented in 1960 and approved for medical use in 1962. In the United States 10 doses of 2 grams costs about 45 USD as of 2021. In 39 countries it was only available in 6 as of 2017.