Bacitracin/polymyxin B

Bacitracin/polymyxin B
Combination of
Bacitracin	Antibacterial
Polymyxin B	Antibacterial
Clinical data
Trade names	Polysporin
AHFS/Drugs.com	Consumer Drug Information
Routes of; administration	Topical
Legal status
Legal status	CA: OTC; US: OTC;
Identifiers
CAS Number	118933-13-4;

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.

External links

[1] "POLYSPORIN® Complete Ointment". polysporin.ca. Polysporin® Canada. Retrieved 2020-03-15.

[2] 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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