Label: NEOSPORIN ORIGINAL- bacitracin zinc, neomycin sulfate, and polymyxin b sulfate ointment

  • NDC Code(s): 69968-0056-1, 69968-0056-2
  • Packager: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
  • Category: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None
  • Marketing Status: OTC monograph final

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  • SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

    Drug Facts

  • ACTIVE INGREDIENT

    Active ingredients (in each gram) Purpose
    Bacitracin Zinc (400 units)First aid antibiotic
    Neomycin Sulfate (3.5 mg)First aid antibiotic
    Polymyxin B sulfate (5,000 units)First aid antibiotic
  • Use

    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

    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 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 20° to 25°C (68° to 77° F)
  • Inactive ingredients

    Petrolatum, Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (olive) Fruit Oil, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Sodium Pyruvate, Tocopheryl Acetate

  • Questions?

    Call Toll Free 800-223-0182 or 215-273-8755

  • SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

    Distributed by:
    JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
    Skillman, NJ 08558

  • PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 28.3 g Tube Carton

    #1
    DOCTOR
    RECOMMENDED
    BRAND
    NEOSPORIN ®
    ORIGINAL
    Triple Antibiotic Ointment
    24-Hour Infection
    Protection

    Effective Germ
    Kill Formula

    NO STING

    OINTMENT

    FIRST AID ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT
    Bacitracin Zinc-Neomycin Sulfate-Polymyxin B Sulfate

    NET WT 1 OZ (28.3 g)

    PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 28.3 g Tube Carton
  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
    NEOSPORIN ORIGINAL 
    bacitracin zinc, neomycin sulfate, and polymyxin b sulfate ointment
    Product Information
    Product TypeHUMAN OTC DRUGItem Code (Source)NDC:69968-0056
    Route of AdministrationTOPICAL
    Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
    Ingredient NameBasis of StrengthStrength
    BACITRACIN ZINC (UNII: 89Y4M234ES) (BACITRACIN - UNII:58H6RWO52I) BACITRACIN400 [iU]  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 [iU]  in 1 g
    Inactive Ingredients
    Ingredient NameStrength
    LEVANT COTTONSEED OIL (UNII: N5CFT140R8)  
    OLIVE OIL (UNII: 6UYK2W1W1E)  
    COCOA BUTTER (UNII: 512OYT1CRR)  
    SODIUM PYRUVATE (UNII: POD38AIF08)  
    .ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE (UNII: 9E8X80D2L0)  
    PETROLATUM (UNII: 4T6H12BN9U)  
    Packaging
    #Item CodePackage DescriptionMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    1NDC:69968-0056-21 in 1 CARTON09/03/2016
    114.2 g in 1 TUBE; Type 0: Not a Combination Product
    2NDC:69968-0056-11 in 1 CARTON09/03/2016
    228.3 g in 1 TUBE; Type 0: Not a Combination Product
    Marketing Information
    Marketing CategoryApplication Number or Monograph CitationMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    OTC monograph finalpart333B09/03/2016
    Labeler - Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (118772437)
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