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bacitracin zinc, neomycin sulfate, polymyxin B, drug combination

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More on Bacitracin Definition: A complex of cyclic peptide antibiotics produced by the Tracy-I strain of Bacillus subtilis. The commercial preparation is a mixture of at least nine bacitracins with bacitracin A as the major constituent. It is used topically to treat open infections such as infected eczema and infected dermal ulcers. (From Goodman and Gilman, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1140)      Other names Zinc, Bacitracin; Zeba Rx; OcuTracin; Ocu Tracin; Martinet, Bacitracine; Bacitracin, Zinc; Bacitracin Pharmascience Brand; Bacitracin McNeil Brand; Bacitracin Lee Brand; Bacitracin Dioptic Brand; Bacitracin Akorn Brand; Baci Rx; Baci IM; Ak Tracin; Zinc Bacitracin; Zeba-Rx; Topitracin; Reed & Carnrick Brand of Bacitracin; Pharmascience Brand of Bacitracin; Pharma Tek Brand of Bacitracin Drugs: BACITRACINBACIGUENT; BACIIM; BACI-RX; ZIBA-RX;
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
bacitracin zinc, neomycin sulfate, polymyxin B, drug combination [ Neosporin,Polybactrin,polyspectrin,polyspectrin N ]
  a mixture of bacitracin, neomycin & polymyxin B usually dispensed as an ointment or cream
8057-37-2 Bacitracin zinc, mixture with neomycin sulfate (salt) & polymyxin B sulfate (salt)  *Bacitracin *Neomycin *Polymyxin B Drug Combinations
Pharma Action Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Anti-Bacterial Agents
Arch Dermatol 1979;115(11):1311; Chemotherapy 1980;26(1):64; Lancet 2(8030):196;1977; Laryngoscope 87(9):1533;1977; South Med J 65(9):1083;1972; Ther Gegenwart 115(5):879;1976 NEOMYCIN AND POLYMYXIN B SULFATES AND BACITRACIN ZINC; BACITRACIN ZINC-NEOMYCIN SULFATE-POLYMYXIN B SULFATE; BACITRACIN-NEOMYCIN-POLYMYXIN; NEOSPORIN; NEO-POLYCIN; MYCITRACIN; LANABIOTIC

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