Triple Antibiotic (neomycin sulfate/bacitracin zinc/polymyxin B)
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Overview
Bacitracin is a polypeptide antibiotic.
Neomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic.
USES: This medication is used to prevent and treat minor skin infections caused by small cuts, scrapes, or burns. It is available without a prescription for self-medication. Do not use this product over large areas of the body.
Ask your doctor first before using this product for serious skin injuries or infections (such as deep cuts, puncture wounds, animal bites, serious burns). A different treatment may be necessary for these types of conditions. This product contains neomycin, bacitracin, and polymyxin, antibiotics that work by stopping the growth of bacteria.
This medication prevents/treats only bacterial skin infections. It will not work for other types of skin infections (such as infections caused by fungi, viruses). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.
Generic name: neomycin sulfate/bacitracin zinc/polymyxin B
Pronunciation: (nee-oh-MY-sin/paw-lee-MIX-in/bass-eh-TRAY-sin)
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Indications
The following indications are listed for Triple Antibiotic:
- Minor Bacterial Skin Infections
Also known as: Minor Bacterial Skin Infection.
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Bacitracin and bacitracin zinc should be used during pregnancy only if potential benefits justify potential risks to the fetus.
Some manufacturers state that patients who are pregnant should consult a clinician before using topical preparations containing bacitracin or bacitracin zinc.
The topical preparation containing bacitracin zinc, neomycin sulfate, polymyxin B sulfate, and hydrocortisone should be used during pregnancy only if potential benefits justify potential risks to the fetus. Corticosteroids have been teratogenic in mice and rabbits when applied topically.
Aminoglycosides may cause fetal harm following systemic absorption in pregnant women. The drugs cross the placenta and total, irreversible, bilateral, congenital deafness has been reported in some children whose mothers received parenteral streptomycin during pregnancy.
Fixed-combination topical preparations containing neomycin sulfate and a corticosteroid should be used during pregnancy only if potential benefits justify potential risks to the fetus. Corticosteroids have been teratogenic in animals (mice, rabbits) when applied topically.
If the irrigation solution containing neomycin sulfate and polymyxin B sulfate is used for bladder irrigation during pregnancy, the patient should be informed of the potential hazard to the fetus.
It is not known whether topical bacitracin is distributed into milk.
Some experts consider topical bacitracin compatible with nursing.
Some manufacturers state that patients who are breast-feeding should consult a clinician before using topical preparations containing bacitracin or bacitracin zinc.
The topical preparation containing bacitracin zinc, neomycin sulfate, polymyxin B sulfate, and hydrocortisone should be used with caution in nursing women. Hydrocortisone is distributed into human milk following oral administration, and systemic absorption may occur when hydrocortisone is applied topically.
Clinically unimportant amounts of neomycin may distribute into breast milk following systemic absorption of the drug.
Fixed-combination topical preparations containing neomycin sulfate and a corticosteroid should be used with caution in nursing women. Corticosteroids administered systemically (e.g., orally) are distributed into human milk, and systemic absorption may occur when the drugs are applied topically.
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Last reviewed · Source: First Databank (FDB) drug data
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