| Drug Name |
Bacitracin |
| Drug ID |
BADD_D00208 |
| Description |
Bacitracin is a combination of at least 9 bacitracins.[A955,A181952] 60-80% of commercially prepared bacitracin is bacitracin A.[A181952] The bacillus that produces bacitracin was first isolated from a knee scrape in 1945 from the knee wound of a child named Margaret Tracy.[A181952]
Bacitracin was granted FDA approval on 29 July 1948.[A181997,L7748] |
| Indications and Usage |
Bacitracin is indicated in topical formulations for acute and chronic localized skin infections.[A181997] Occasionally, it is also used intramuscularly for infantile streptococcal pneumonia and empyema.[A181997] Bacitracin is also formulated as an ointment with neomycin and polymyxin B for over the counter use.[A181997,L7769] A bacitracin ointment formulated with neomycin and polymyxin B along with hydrocortisone is indicated for the treatment of corticosteroid responsive dermatoses with secondary infection.[L7772] |
| Marketing Status |
approved; vet_approved |
| ATC Code |
D06AX05; J01XX10; R02AB04 |
| DrugBank ID |
DB00626
|
| KEGG ID |
D00128
|
| MeSH ID |
D001414
|
| PubChem ID |
10909430
|
| TTD Drug ID |
D0M1IO
|
| NDC Product Code |
38779-0015; 55500-0002; 63187-299; 21130-757; 39892-0810; 59428-135; 0363-0075; 51551-0301; 68788-9794; 55910-536; 61919-116; 68001-477; 68071-4285; 71205-057; 0713-0280; 52928-001; 50090-0845; 55681-218; 67777-116; 68071-5253; 75983-005; 51552-1315; 76003-0162; 50090-0815; 67234-059; 30142-536; 36800-536; 0536-1256; 39892-0830; 45802-060; 59779-536; 59898-720; 80489-006; 11673-073; 41250-844; 0574-4022; 37808-536 |
| UNII |
58H6RWO52I
|
| Synonyms |
Bacitracin | Altracin | Baci-IM | Baci IM | Zeba-Rx | Zeba Rx | Baci-Rx | Baci Rx | Topitracin | Bacitin | Bacitracin Zinc Complex | Zinc Bacitracin | Bacitracin, Zinc | Bacitracin Zinc | Zinc, Bacitracin | Bacitracine Martinet | Martinet, Bacitracine | Ocu-Tracin | Ocu Tracin | OcuTracin | Ak-Tracin | Ak Tracin | Baciguent |
