Label: CVS TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC- bacitracin, neomycin, polymyxin b ointment

  • Category: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None
  • Marketing Status: OTC monograph final

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  • Drug Facts

    Active Ingredients (in each gram)        

    Bacitracin 400 units

    Neomycin 3.5 mg

    Polymyxin B 5,000 units

  • Uses

    first aid to help prevent infection in minor:
    • cuts    • scrapes   • burns

  • Warnings

    For external use only.

    Do not use

    • if you are allergic to any of the ingredients

    • in the eyes

    • over large areas of the body

    Ask a doctor before use if you have

    • deep or puncture wounds • animal bites • serious burns

    Stop use and ask a doctor if

    • you need to use longer than 1 week

    • condition persists or gets worse

    • rash or other allergic reaction develops • side effects occur. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

    Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

  • Directions

    • clean the affected area • apply a small amount of 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

  • Inactive Ingredients

    white petrolatum

  • Purpose

    First Aid Antibiotic

  • Other information

    •store at controlled room temperature

    • prior to initial use, please prime pump by depressing multiple times

  • Questions or Comments?

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  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
    CVS TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC 
    bacitracin, neomycin, polymyxin b ointment
    Product Information
    Product TypeHUMAN OTC DRUGItem Code (Source)NDC:69842-610
    Route of AdministrationTOPICAL
    Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
    Ingredient NameBasis of StrengthStrength
    BACITRACIN ZINC (UNII: 89Y4M234ES) (BACITRACIN - UNII:58H6RWO52I) BACITRACIN400 [USP'U]  in 1 g
    NEOMYCIN SULFATE (UNII: 057Y626693) (NEOMYCIN - UNII:I16QD7X297) NEOMYCIN3.5 mg  in 1 g
    POLYMYXIN B SULFATE (UNII: 19371312D4) (POLYMYXIN B - UNII:J2VZ07J96K) POLYMYXIN B5000 [USP'U]  in 1 g
    Inactive Ingredients
    Ingredient NameStrength
    PETROLATUM (UNII: 4T6H12BN9U)  
    Packaging
    #Item CodePackage DescriptionMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    1NDC:69842-610-711 in 1 PACKAGE11/01/2008
    17.7 g in 1 BOTTLE; Type 0: Not a Combination Product
    Marketing Information
    Marketing CategoryApplication Number or Monograph CitationMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    OTC monograph finalpart333B11/01/2008
    Labeler - CVS Pharmacy (062312574)
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