Label: BACITRACIN ointment

  • Category: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None

Drug Label Information

Updated July 17, 2024

If you are a consumer or patient please visit this version.

View All Sections
  • ACTIVE INGREDIENT

    Bacitracin 500 units

  • PURPOSE

    First aid antibiotic

  • USES

    first aid to help prevent infection in minor cuts, scrapes and 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
    • longer than 1 week unless directed by a doctor

    Ask a doctor before use in case of deep or puncture wounds, animal bites, or serious burns

    Stop use and ask a doctor if
    • the condition persists or gets worse
    • a 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 room temperature

  • INACTIVE INGREDIENT

    light mineral oil, white petrolatum

  • PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

    pdp

  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
    BACITRACIN 
    bacitracin ointment
    Product Information
    Product TypeHUMAN OTC DRUGItem Code (Source)NDC:68071-5253(NDC:0713-0280)
    Route of AdministrationTOPICAL
    Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
    Ingredient NameBasis of StrengthStrength
    BACITRACIN (UNII: 58H6RWO52I) (BACITRACIN - UNII:58H6RWO52I) BACITRACIN500 [USP'U]  in 1 g
    Inactive Ingredients
    Ingredient NameStrength
    LIGHT MINERAL OIL (UNII: N6K5787QVP)  
    PETROLATUM (UNII: 4T6H12BN9U)  
    Packaging
    #Item CodePackage DescriptionMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    1NDC:68071-5253-328.4 g in 1 BOX; Type 0: Not a Combination Product05/08/2020
    Marketing Information
    Marketing CategoryApplication Number or Monograph CitationMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    OTC Monograph DrugM01401/10/1995
    Labeler - NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc. (010632300)
    Establishment
    NameAddressID/FEIBusiness Operations
    NuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.010632300relabel(68071-5253)
View All Sections

Find additional resources

(also available in the left menu)

Safety

Report Adverse Events, FDA Safety Recalls, Presence in Breast Milk

Related Resources

Medline Plus, Clinical Trials, PubMed, Biochemical Data Summary

More Info on this Drug

View Labeling Archives, RxNorm, Get Label RSS Feed, View NDC Code(s)NEW!