Mupirocin ointment before a total hip or knee arthroscopy is a safe and cost-effective intervention for reducing surgical site infections, according to a study published in Infection Control and ...

The use of sterile paraffin (Lacri-Lube) or mupirocin (Bactroban) ointment on surgical wounds was evaluated in a randomized trial and compared with no ointment (Br J Surg. 2006;93:937-943). Patients ...

Mupirocin (as calcium) 2%. <3months: not recommended. ≥3months: Apply small amount 3 times daily for 10 days. May use gauze dressing. Reevaluate if no response in 3–5 days. Avoid eyes. Nasal use in ...

June 13, 2002 -- Intranasal mupirocin reduces post-operative Staphylococcus aureus infection in patients who were nasal carriers preoperatively, according to results of a trial reported in the June 13 ...

My husband suffers from recurring boils. He was told by his physician to apply bactroban ointment in his nose for a couple of days every month as prevention. Can this be correct? Firstly, he was given ...

Glenmark Generics Inc, the US arm of Glenmark Generics has received final abbreviated new drug approval from the US Food and Drugs Administration for its Mupirocin ointment, which is an antibacterial ...

The approved abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Mupirocin cream is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Bactroban cream (2 per cent) of SmithKline Beecham ...

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