Bactroban
Active Ingredient(s): MupirocinFDA Approved: * December 31, 1987
Pharm Company: * GLAXOSMITHKLINE
Category: Antibiotics
Mupirocin, sold under the brand name Bactroban among others, is a topical antibiotic useful against superficial skin infections such as impetigo or folliculitis.[3][4][5] It may also be used to get rid of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) when present in the nose without symptoms.[4] Due to concerns of developing resistance, use for greater than ten days is not recommended.[5] It is used as a cream or ointmen... [wikipedia]
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