Fucidin cream is a prescription-only topical medication that is used to treat infected eczema, dermatitis, and other inflammatory, infected skin conditions. It contains the active ingredient fusidic acid, which is an antibiotic that works by stopping infection-causing bacteria from growing and increasing in number, causing the bacteria to die and allowing the immune system to kill the remaining bacteria. Fucidin cream comes in a tube and contains fusidic acid 2% in a cream base. The cream also contains non-medicinal ingredients such as all-rac-α-tocopherol, butylhydroxyanisole, cetanol, glycerin 85%, hydrochloric acid, paraffin liquid, paraffin white soft, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate, and purified water.
Positive aspects of Fucidin cream include its effectiveness in treating bacterial skin infections. Negative aspects of Fucidin cream include the possibility of local skin reactions such as contact dermatitis due to the presence of excipients such as butylhydroxyanisole, cetyl alcohol, and potassium sorbate.
In summary, Fucidin cream is a topical medication used to treat bacterial skin infections. It contains fusidic acid as the active ingredient and has non-medicinal ingredients such as all-rac-α-tocopherol, butylhydroxyanisole, cetanol, glycerin 85%, hydrochloric acid, paraffin liquid, paraffin white soft, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate, and purified water. While it is effective in treating bacterial skin infections, it may cause local skin reactions such as contact dermatitis.
