II. Preparations
- Bacitracin
- Mupirocin (Bactroban) 2% ointment
- Impetigo: Applied three times daily to affected area for 7-10 days
- May be used in age 2 months and older
- Available as 22 g tube (ointment is less expensive than creams)
- Emerging Streptococcal resistance in 2014
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Retapamulin (Altabax) 1% ointment
- Impetigo: Apply twice daily to affected area for 5 days
- May be used in age 9 months and older
- Treatment area must be <100 cm2 (or <2% total BSA in children)
- Fusidic Acid 2% cream (Not available in United States)
- Impetigo: Apply three times daily to affected area for 10-12 days
- Koning (2002) BMJ 324:203-6 [PubMed]
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| bacitracin (on 12/21/2022 at Medicaid.Gov Survey of pharmacy drug pricing) | ||
| BACITRACIN 500 UNIT/GM OINTMNT | Generic OTC | $0.07 per gram |
| BACITRACIN 500 UNIT/GM OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT | Generic | $30.53 per gram |
| BACITRACIN ZN 500 UNIT/GM OINT | Generic OTC | $0.07 per gram |
| BACITRACIN-POLYMYXIN EYE OINT | Generic | $2.64 per gram |
| mupirocin (on 12/21/2022 at Medicaid.Gov Survey of pharmacy drug pricing) | ||
| MUPIROCIN 2% CREAM | Generic | $2.75 per gram |
| MUPIROCIN 2% OINTMENT | Generic | $0.17 per gram |