Bacitracin/polymyxin B
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Bacitracin | Antibacterial |
Polymyxin B | Antibacterial |
Clinical data | |
Trade names | Polysporin |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Consumer Drug Information |
Routes of administration | Topical |
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Bacitracin/polymyxin B (trade name Polysporin among others) is a topical antibiotic cream or ointment.[1] The active ingredients are polymyxin B, bacitracin and occasionally garamycin or gramicidin. Though Polysporin is marketed in the US, it holds a much smaller market share than in Canada and acts as a substitute to Johnson & Johnson's Neosporin for those allergic to the antibiotic neomycin. However, allergy to bacitracin/polymyxin B has also been reported.[2] There is also an ophthalmological ointment, eye and ear drops.
References
- ^ "POLYSPORIN® Complete Ointment". polysporin.ca. Polysporin® Canada. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ Coleman AC, Kapur S, Watson W, Connors L (November 2012). "Anaphylaxis to Polysporin® ointment in a pediatric patient". Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology. 8 (1): A13. doi:10.1186/1710-1492-8-S1-A13. PMC 3487885. S2CID 7603064.
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