Mupirocin

• This medicine is an antibiotic ointment. It treats impetigo and other minor bacterial skin infections.
• It can also help prevent infection in minor cuts, scrapes, and wounds.
• It only works on infections caused by bacteria, not by viruses or fungi.

• Wash your hands before and after applying the ointment.
• Squeeze a small amount onto your fingertip and spread it over the affected area.
• Your doctor may tell you to cover the area with a gauze dressing after applying it.
• Do not mix this ointment with other creams, lotions, or ointments, as this can make it less effective.
• Use it for the full length of time your doctor recommends, even if your skin looks better sooner, so the infection clears up completely.
• Throw away any ointment left over once you finish your treatment.

If you miss a dose

• If you forget to apply a dose, apply it as soon as you remember, then continue with your regular schedule.

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding before using this medicine.
• If you are treating a cracked nipple with this ointment, wash the area thoroughly before breastfeeding your baby or expressing milk, and throw away any milk expressed from the treated breast.

• Tell your healthcare professional if you are allergic to mupirocin or any other ingredient in this ointment.
• Tell them if you have kidney problems, especially if you plan to use this ointment on a large area of broken or damaged skin.
• Tell them if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
• This medicine is for use on the skin only.

Important warnings

• Do not use this ointment in your eyes, inside your nose, or near tubes that go into your body, such as catheters.
• If it accidentally gets into your eyes, rinse them right away with plenty of cool water.
• Stop using this medicine and tell your doctor if your skin becomes more irritated, or if you develop a rash or other signs of a reaction.

• Burning where you applied the ointment
• Itching where you applied the ointment
• Redness where you applied the ointment
• Stinging where you applied the ointment
• Dry skin where you applied the ointment

When to get emergency help

• Signs of a severe allergic reaction: hives, an itchy rash, swelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue, or throat, or trouble breathing or swallowing.

When to contact a healthcare professional

• If you develop watery or bloody diarrhea, stomach cramps, or fever.
• If the treated area becomes more red, swollen, or painful instead of improving.
• If your infection has not cleared up within the time your doctor expected.
• If any side effect bothers you or does not go away.

• No interactions with other medicines have been identified for this ointment.
• Since this medicine is applied to the skin, food and alcohol do not affect how it works.

• Store at room temperature, between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius. Do not freeze.
• Keep out of the reach and sight of children.
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date printed on the tube.