- Advise The Patient To Administer Mupirocin Ointment As Follows:
- Manufactured In Croatia By:
- Manufactured For:
- Patient Information
- What Is Mupirocin Ointment?
- Do Not Use Mupirocin Ointment If:
- Before Using Mupirocin Ointment, Tell Your Healthcare Provider About All Of Your Medical Conditions Including If You:
- How Should I Use Mupirocin Ointment?
- Mupirocin Ointment May Cause Serious Side Effects, Including:
- The Most Common Side Effects Of Mupirocin Ointment Include:
- How Should I Store Mupirocin Ointment?
- Active Ingredient:
- Inactive Ingredients:
Advise The Patient To Administer Mupirocin Ointment As Follows: ⮝
- Use mupirocin ointment only as directed by the healthcare provider. It is for external use only. Avoid contact of mupirocin ointment with the eyes. If mupirocin ointment gets in the eyes, rinse thoroughly with water.
- Do not use mupirocin ointment in the nose.
- Wash your hands before and after applying mupirocin ointment.
- Use a gauze pad or cotton swab to apply a small amount of mupirocin ointment to the affected area. The treated area may be covered by gauze dressing if desired.
- Report to the healthcare provider any signs of local adverse reactions. Mupirocin ointment should be stopped and the healthcare provider contacted if irritation, severe itching, or rash occurs.
- Report to the healthcare provider or go to the nearest emergency room if severe allergic reactions, such as swelling of the lips, face, or tongue, or wheezing occur[see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)].
- If impetigo has not improved in 3 to 5 days, contact the healthcare provider.
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Manufactured In Croatia By: ⮝
Pliva Hrvatska d.o.o.
Zagreb, Croatia
Manufactured For: ⮝
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
North Wales, PA 19454
Rev. K 5/2017
Patient Information ⮝
Mupirocin (myu-PIR- -s n) Ointment USP
What Is Mupirocin Ointment? ⮝
Mupirocin ointment is a prescription medicine used on the skin (topical use) to treat a skin infection called impetigo that is caused by bacteria calledStaphylococcus aureusandStreptococcus pyogenes.It is not known if mupirocin ointment is safe and effective in children under 2 months of age.
Do Not Use Mupirocin Ointment If: ⮝
- you are allergic to mupirocin or any of the ingredients in mupirocin ointment.
Before Using Mupirocin Ointment, Tell Your Healthcare Provider About All Of Your Medical Conditions Including If You: ⮝
- have kidney problems
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if mupirocin ointment will harm your unborn baby.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if mupirocin ointment passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you can use mupirocin ointment while breastfeeding.
Tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you take,including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Do not mix mupirocin ointment with other lotions, creams, or ointments.
How Should I Use Mupirocin Ointment? ⮝
- Mupirocin ointment is for use on the skin (topical).Do not get mupirocin ointment in your eyes, nose, mouth, or vagina (mucosal surfaces).
- Use mupirocin ointment exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to use it.
- Apply a small amount of mupirocin ointment, with a cotton swab or gauze pad, to the affected area 3 times each day.
- It is important that you take the full course of mupirocin ointment. Do not stop early because your symptoms may disappear before the infection is fully cleared.
- Wash your handsbefore and afterapplying mupirocin ointment.
- After applying mupirocin ointment, you may cover the treated area with a clean gauze pad, unless your healthcare provider has told you to leave it uncovered.
- Talk to your healthcare provider if your skin does not improve after 3 to 5 days of treatment with mupirocin ointment.
- If you are breastfeeding and use mupirocin ointment on your breast or nipple, wash the area well before breastfeeding your child.
Mupirocin Ointment May Cause Serious Side Effects, Including: ⮝
- severe allergic reactions.Stop using mupirocin ointment and call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest emergency room right away if you have any of the following signs or symptoms of a severe allergic reaction:
- hives
- swelling of your face, lips, mouth, or tongue
- a rash over your whole body
- trouble breathing or wheezing
- dizziness, fast heartbeat or pounding in your chest
- eye irritation.Do not get mupirocin ointment in your eyes. If mupirocin ointment gets in your eyes, rinse your eyes well with water.
- irritation in the area mupirocin ointment is used.Stop using mupirocin ointment and call your healthcare provider if you develop an irritation, severe itching, or a rash while using mupirocin ointment.
- a type of diarrhea calledclostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD).CDAD may happen in people who use or have used medicine to treat bacterial infections. The severity of CDAD can range from mild diarrhea to severe diarrhea that may cause death (fatal colitis). Call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest emergency room right away if you have diarrhea while using or after you stop using mupirocin ointment.
- risk of absorption of polyethylene glycol through the skin.Mupirocin ointment contains polyethylene glycol, which in large amounts can cause kidney damage. You should not apply mupirocin ointment to open skin wounds or damaged skin, especially if you have kidney problems.
- increased risk of infection at IV (intravenous) sites.Mupirocin ointment should not be used on skin that is near an IV (intravenous) site.
The Most Common Side Effects Of Mupirocin Ointment Include: ⮝
- burning
- stinging or pain
- itching
These are not all the possible side effects of mupirocin ointment. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
How Should I Store Mupirocin Ointment? ⮝
- Store mupirocin ointment at room temperature between 68 F to 77 F (20 C to 25 C).
- Keep mupirocin ointment and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General information about the safe and effective use of mupirocin ointment
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use mupirocin ointment for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give mupirocin ointment to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about mupirocin ointment that is written for health professionals.
Active Ingredient: ⮝
mupirocin
Inactive Ingredients: ⮝
polyethylene glycol 400 and polyethylene glycol 3350For more information call 888-838-2872.
This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.