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bacitracin/neomycin/polymixin-B (Neosporin)

A combination of bacitracin + neomycin + polymixin. Contraindications: pregnancy-category C safety in lactation ? Dosage: Topical - Apply cream 2-5 times/day. Ophthalmic agent: 1) ointment every 3-4 hours or BID-QID 2) 1 drop every 1-6 hours 3) duration of therapy: 7-10 days Adverse effects: - not common (1-10%) - itching, erythema, edema, failure to heal, allergic contact dermatitis (neomycin is a contact sensitizer)

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bacitracin/neomycin gramicidin/neomycin/polymixin-B (Opthneosporin, AK-spore) Neomycin/Polymixin B (Neosporin GU irrigant)

General

antibiotic combination

References

  1. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed. Gilman et al, eds. Permagon Press/McGraw Hill, 1996
  2. Kaiser Permanente Northern California Regional Drug Formulary, 1998
  3. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998

Components

bacitracin (AK-tracin) neomycin (Mycifradin) polymixin B (Aerosporin)