Bactroban cream is a topical antibacterial agent that is used to treat skin infections caused by certain bacteria. It contains the active ingredient mupirocin, which belongs to a group of medicines called antibiotics. The cream is active against a range of bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains, other staphylococci, streptococci, Escherichia coli, and Haemophilus influenzae.
Product Details
- Bactroban cream is a white cream that contains 2.15% w/w mupirocin calcium (equivalent to 2% mupirocin free acid) in an oil- and water-based emulsion.
- Each gram of Bactroban ointment contains 20 mg mupirocin (2% w/w mupirocin free acid).
- Bactroban cream is supplied in 15-gram and 30-gram tubes.
Positive Uses
- Bactroban cream is used to treat skin infections, such as impetigo, folliculitis, and furunculosis.
Negative Uses
- Bactroban cream is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to mupirocin or any of the excipients of Bactroban cream.
Ingredients or Materials
- Active ingredient: mupirocin calcium (2.15% w/w).
- Inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol, cetomacrogol 1000, cetyl alcohol, mineral oil, phenoxyethanol, purified water, stearyl alcohol, and xanthan gum.
