BACTROBAN

Consumer Medicine InformationThis leaflet answers some of the common questions about BACTROBAN ointment. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist.Mupirocin is an antibiotic. Antibiotics work by killing bacteria, which can cause infection.

BactrobanAll NetDoctorPregnancy email serviceMupirocin is an antibacterial medicine that is used topically (on the skin).It interferes with a bacterial enzyme and this prevents the production of proteins and genetic material that bacteria need to multiply. This inhibits the ability of the bacteria to grow. Certain medicines should not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding.

mupirocin, mupirocin calcium (Bactroban, Bactroban Nasal, Centany) Drug Information on MedicineNet.com Mupirocin is an antibiotic that is used topically (on the skin) for the treatment of impetigo, a bacterial disease of the skin caused by Unlike most other antibiotics which act on either bacterial DNA or the walls of bacteria, mupirocin blocks the activity of an enzyme called isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase within the bacteria.

Bactroban Ointment (Mupirocin) Drug Information: Uses, Side Effects, Drug Interactions and Warnings at RxListEach gram of Bactroban Ointment (mupirocin ointment), 2% contains 20 mg mupirocin in a bland water miscible ointment base (polyethylene glycol ointment, N.F.) consisting of polyethylene glycol 400 and polyethylene glycol 3350. Mupirocin is a naturally occurring antibiotic.

BACTROBAN TOPICAL (ointment) BACTROBAN TOPICAL (ointment)Mupirocin is an antibiotic produced through fermentation of Mupirocin has bacteriostatic properties at minimum inhibitory concentrations and bactericidal properties at the higher concentrations reached when applied locally. Polyethylene glycol can be absorbed from open wounds, burns and damaged skin and is excreted by the kidneys.

Mupirocin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia9-[(E)-4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[[(2S,3S)-3- [(2S,3S)-3-hydroxybutan-2-yl]oxiran-2-yl]methyl] oxan-2-yl]-3-methylbut-2-enoyl]oxynonanoic acid Mupirocin is a mixture of several pseudomonic acids, with pseudomonic acid A (PA-A) constituting greater than 90% of the mixture.