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{{Infobox main|drug
 
{{Infobox main|drug
 
| name = Penoxycyline
 
| name = Penoxycyline
 
| image = Penoxycyline b.png
 
| image = Penoxycyline b.png
| description = A drug for preventing infections before they take hold. Blocks malaria, sleeping sickness, plague.{{Sic}} Must be taken every five days to remain effective.<br>This drug only prevents new infections. It does not cure existing infections - even those that are not yet discovered.
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| description = A drug for preventing infections before they take hold. Blocks malaria, sleeping sickness, plague.{{Sic}} Must be taken every five days to remain effective.<br/>This drug only prevents new infections. It does not cure existing infections - even those that are not yet discovered.
 
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| type = Drug
 
| type = Drug
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| flammability = 0.7
 
| flammability = 0.7
 
| rotatable = false
 
| rotatable = false
| path cost = 15
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| path cost = 14
 
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| addictiveness = 0
 
| addictiveness = 0
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| research = Penoxycyline production
 
| research = Penoxycyline production
 
| work to make = 600
 
| work to make = 600
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| work speed stat = Drug Synthesis Speed
 
| resource 1 = Neutroamine
 
| resource 1 = Neutroamine
 
| resource 1 amount = 2
 
| resource 1 amount = 2
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| bulk product amount = 4
 
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| defName = Penoxycyline
 
| defName = Penoxycyline
 
| drug category = medical
 
| drug category = medical
 
| food preference = NeverForFood
 
| food preference = NeverForFood
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| preferability = NeverForNutrition
 
| is pleasure drug = false
 
| is pleasure drug = false
 
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| prevents infection = malaria, sleeping sickness, plague
 
| prevents infection = malaria, sleeping sickness, plague
 
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'''Penoxycyline''' is a [[drug]] that prevents users from catching any of the following potentially deadly [[disease]]s:
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'''Penoxycyline''' is a [[drug]] that prevents users from catching a select following of [[disease]]s.
* [[Malaria]]
 
* [[Plague]]
 
* [[Sleeping sickness]]
 
 
 
'''Note:''' Despite the wording of the description, it does nothing to prevent or treat [[infection]]s, or any other diseases or ailments besides the three above. Penoxycyline also does nothing to treat pre-existing diseases, including diseases which have been acquired but have not yet presented symptoms.
 
  
 
== Acquisition ==
 
== Acquisition ==
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It can also be [[Trade|bought]] from orbital, [[Outlander]], or [[Empire]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} traders, as well as Outlander and Empire [[faction base]]s.
 
It can also be [[Trade|bought]] from orbital, [[Outlander]], or [[Empire]] {{RoyaltyIcon}} traders, as well as Outlander and Empire [[faction base]]s.
  
== Usage ==
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== Summary ==
Administering Penoxycyline provides true immunity against [[malaria]], [[plague]], and [[sleeping sickness]] over its ~5.556 day duration, preventing the protected pawn from catching the protected diseases. When the [[Events#Disease (Type)|Disease event]] occurs, pawns that were protected from getting the disease by penoxycyline will be specifically noted as such.
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Penoxycyline completely prevents users from catching any of the following [[disease]]s while its "high" is active:
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* [[Malaria]]
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* [[Plague]]
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* [[Sleeping sickness]]  
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Despite the wording of the description, it does nothing to prevent or treat [[infection]]s, or any other diseases or ailments besides the three above.  
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When the [[Events#Disease (Type)|Disease event]] occurs, pawns that were protected from getting the disease by penoxycyline will be specifically noted as such. Penoxycyline does nothing to treat pre-existing diseases.
  
It does '''nothing''' to stop a disease that has started and is already in progress. Since diseases have a hidden latent stage, taking penoxycyline during this stage will still allow the disease to take its course.
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Penoxycyline is not addictive and has no direct side effects. Penoxycyline ''can'' contribute to [[overdose]]s, increasing severity by 0.08-0.14 per dose consumed. This severity is not enough to cause any health effect on its own. However, it can cause minor overdoses when taken along with [[hard drugs]].
  
Similarly, it does '''nothing''' to prevent or treat any other disease or ailment beyond the three listed above.  
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== Analysis ==
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Diseases usually aren't a fatal problem by the time you can get a good supply of [[neutroamine]] and have the [[Research#{{P|Required Research}}|{{P|Required Research}}]] research. For an otherwise healthy colonist: a decent doctor, in a clean hospital, using [[herbal medicine]] or [[medicine]] is usually enough to treat the disease (so long as the colonist rests for the duration). However, this drug can still be helpful.
  
While the in-game description says to ''"Take every five days"'', the effect actually lasts just over than a half-day longer, giving colonists some leeway to take the pills without acquiring a disease during the downtime of the effect as would happen if the duration were in fact 5.000 days and the colonist could not consume it promptly. Set a [[drug policy]] to tell the pawns to take one every 5 days and keep one in the inventory to take as soon as possible, or be cheap, set it to "6 days" and live dangerously.
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Penoxycyline can reduce the time spend resting in bed, especially in tropical biomes where disease is prevalent and sleeping sickness is possible. If you don't want to use penoxycyline on every colonist, you can reserve it for your doctors. This prevents your doctors from getting sick when a disease outbreak occurs. It can also be used on sickly pawns for obvious reasons. If you can afford the neutroamine cost (and won't be using it for [[medicine]], [[wake-up]], or [[go-juice]]), then this drug is a net positive.
  
Penoxycyline is not addictive and has no direct side effects. However Penoxycyline ''can'' contribute to [[overdose]]s, increasing severity by 0.08-0.14 per dose consumed. In comparison, [[hard drugs]] increase severity by 0.18-0.35. Overdose due to Penoxycyline are uncommon, as a pawn would have to consume a lot of it, however, it can increase the risk to overdoses when combined with hard drugs.
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While the in-game description says to ''"Take every five days"'', the effect actually lasts just over than a half-day longer. This gives pawns some leeway, in case colonists don't consume the pills promptly. Set a [[drug policy]] to tell the pawns to take one every 5 days and keep one in the inventory to take as soon as possible, or be cheap, set it to "6 days" and live dangerously.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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* [[Version/0.15.1279|0.15.1279]] - Added as '''Malari-block''', and only prevents [[Malaria]]
 
* [[Version/0.15.1279|0.15.1279]] - Added as '''Malari-block''', and only prevents [[Malaria]]
 
* [[Version/0.16.1393|0.16.1393]] - Reworked. Renamed from '''Malari-block''' to '''Penoxycyline ''' and now prevents a wide variety of infections. Cost decreased from 5 [[neutroamine]] to 3.
 
* [[Version/0.16.1393|0.16.1393]] - Reworked. Renamed from '''Malari-block''' to '''Penoxycyline ''' and now prevents a wide variety of infections. Cost decreased from 5 [[neutroamine]] to 3.
* Alpha 17 - Cost is further reduced from 3 to 2 neutroamine. It also received an overhaul, such that instead of instantly boosting disease immunity to 61%, it now provides true immunity and cannot reactively increase immunity against a disease that is already in progress.
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* [[Alpha 17]] - Cost is further reduced from 3 to 2 neutroamine. It also received an overhaul, such that instead of instantly boosting disease immunity to 61%, it now provides true immunity and cannot reactively increase immunity against a disease that is already in progress.
  
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[[Category:Drug]] [[Category:Medical Drug]]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:10, 12 January 2024

Penoxycyline

Penoxycyline

A drug for preventing infections before they take hold. Blocks malaria, sleeping sickness, plague.[sic] Must be taken every five days to remain effective.
This drug only prevents new infections. It does not cure existing infections - even those that are not yet discovered.

Base Stats

Type
DrugMedical Drug
Tech Level
Industrial
Market Value
18 Silver
Stack Limit
150
Mass
0.005 kg
Beauty
-4
HP
50
Deterioration Rate
2
Flammability
70%
Rotatable
False
Path Cost
14

Ingestion

Addictiveness
0%
Maximum To Ingest
1

Creation

Crafted At
Drug lab
Required Research
Penoxycyline production
Work To Make
600 ticks (10 secs)
Work Speed Stat
Drug Synthesis Speed
Resources to make
Neutroamine 2
Technical
defName
Penoxycyline
Preferability
NeverForNutrition
Food Preference
NeverForFood
Drug Category
medical
Is Pleasure Drug
false
Bulk Product Amount
Penoxycyline


Penoxycyline is a drug that prevents users from catching a select following of diseases.

Acquisition[edit]

Penoxycyline can be crafted at a Drug lab once the Penoxycyline production research project has been completed. Each dose require Neutroamine 2 Neutroamine and 600 ticks (10 secs) of work. Its synthesis speed is dependent on the Intellectual skill, and crafting experience is attributed to Intellectual. Note that Neutroamine can only be obtained from traders or found in cargo pods.

It can also be bought from orbital, Outlander, or Empire Content added by the Royalty DLC traders, as well as Outlander and Empire faction bases.

Summary[edit]

Penoxycyline completely prevents users from catching any of the following diseases while its "high" is active:

Despite the wording of the description, it does nothing to prevent or treat infections, or any other diseases or ailments besides the three above.

When the Disease event occurs, pawns that were protected from getting the disease by penoxycyline will be specifically noted as such. Penoxycyline does nothing to treat pre-existing diseases.

Penoxycyline is not addictive and has no direct side effects. Penoxycyline can contribute to overdoses, increasing severity by 0.08-0.14 per dose consumed. This severity is not enough to cause any health effect on its own. However, it can cause minor overdoses when taken along with hard drugs.

Analysis[edit]

Diseases usually aren't a fatal problem by the time you can get a good supply of neutroamine and have the Penoxycyline production research. For an otherwise healthy colonist: a decent doctor, in a clean hospital, using herbal medicine or medicine is usually enough to treat the disease (so long as the colonist rests for the duration). However, this drug can still be helpful.

Penoxycyline can reduce the time spend resting in bed, especially in tropical biomes where disease is prevalent and sleeping sickness is possible. If you don't want to use penoxycyline on every colonist, you can reserve it for your doctors. This prevents your doctors from getting sick when a disease outbreak occurs. It can also be used on sickly pawns for obvious reasons. If you can afford the neutroamine cost (and won't be using it for medicine, wake-up, or go-juice), then this drug is a net positive.

While the in-game description says to "Take every five days", the effect actually lasts just over than a half-day longer. This gives pawns some leeway, in case colonists don't consume the pills promptly. Set a drug policy to tell the pawns to take one every 5 days and keep one in the inventory to take as soon as possible, or be cheap, set it to "6 days" and live dangerously.

Gallery[edit]

Version history[edit]

  • 0.15.1279 - Added as Malari-block, and only prevents Malaria
  • 0.16.1393 - Reworked. Renamed from Malari-block to Penoxycyline and now prevents a wide variety of infections. Cost decreased from 5 neutroamine to 3.
  • Alpha 17 - Cost is further reduced from 3 to 2 neutroamine. It also received an overhaul, such that instead of instantly boosting disease immunity to 61%, it now provides true immunity and cannot reactively increase immunity against a disease that is already in progress.