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Bacitracin

Dosage form
OINTMENT
Labeler
Dynarex Corporation
Label updated
2024-11-20
Retrieved
2026-09-07
Active ingredients
BACITRACIN
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Active Ingredient

Bacitracin (500 units in each gram)

Purpose

First Aid Antibiotic

Use

First aid to help prevent infection in minor cuts, scrapes, and burns

Warnings

For External Use Only

Do not use

  • In the eyes or apply over large areas of the body
  • If you are allergic to any of the ingredients
  • Longer than 1 week unless directed by a doctor

Ask a doctor before use if you have

deep or puncture wounds, animal bites, or serious burns

Label information

If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions

Clean the affected area. Apply a small amount of this product (an amount equal to the surface area of the tip of a finger) on the area 1 to 3 times daily. May be covered with a sterile bandage.

Other information

Store at room temperature

Inactive ingredients

Hard Paraffin, Liquid Paraffin, White Soft Paraffin

Label

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

1161 Bacitracin Ointment

Label

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

1162 Bacitracin Ointment

Label

[Image in the official label — see DailyMed source]

1163 Bacitracin Ointment

DailyMed Set ID: 7f8752c7-6839-261d-e053-2991aa0a0c30 · Version 10
NDC: 67777-116