It is very difficult to get bactroban nasal right now. The supplier GSK is out of it. My mail order pharmacy is out of it.
Has anyone used Bactrobam ointment instead of the one specific for nasal use?
robi
Posted by Pitnum (Member # 4906) on :
I have used Bactroban ointment for a lyme rash. Two months of IV Rocephin didn't clear the rash, but the ointment did!
Unfortunately, when I stopped using the ointment, a new rash appeared in a different location.
Sorry, but that's all the input I have regarding Bactroban ointment. I'm sure others will be along to add further insite.
Posted by Laurie (Member # 159) on :
Robi, are you writing in response to another post? I was curious what the need was here for the Bactroban nasal, which my ENT doc had rx'd for me a few years ago for a severe localized nose infection not associated with a cold. This was a weird and extremely uncomfortable infection - it hurt, itched and tingled all up the nose into the back area between the nose and the throat. The Bactroban nasal worked extremely well. I read where it is common to use this in nursing homes and places where flu-like infections are present. Each little 1-use 1 gram tube contained mupirocin calcium 2% whatever that is. Made by Smithkline Beecham. Don't know what regular Bactroban is, but you can look it up. I had always been advised by this ENT to put a little Bacitracin or Neosporin ointment in my nose when I had a sinus infection or cold, and also when using public transportation to combat dryness and germs, so wondered what your use is.
Posted by robi (Member # 5547) on :
Thanks for the input ya'll.
Laurie..... i am using it to treat a negative coag. staph infection in my nose.