Bactroban Ointment - Patient Info

[Mupirocin]

• Bactroban Ointment - Drug Description
• Bactroban Ointment - Side Effects & Drug Interactions
• Bactroban Ointment - Warnings & Precautions
• Bactroban Ointment - Clinical Pharmacology
• Bactroban Ointment - Indications & Dosage

Information for Patients

Patients should be given the following instructions:

– Apply approximately one-half of the ointment from the single-use tube directly into one nostril and the other half into the other nostril;

– Avoid contact of the medication with the eyes; – Discard the tube after using, do not re-use;

– Press the sides of the nose together and gently massage after application to spread the ointment throughout the inside of the nostrils; and

– Discontinue usage of the medication and call your health care practitioner if sensitization or severe local irritation occurs.

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