Drug details

Bactroban Nasal (mupirocin calcium ointment)

type of Antibacterials, Topical

Bactroban Nasal (mupirocin calcium) Ointment, 2% is an antibiotic used to prevent severe staph infections in patients and healthcare workers who may be at risk of infection during an outbreak within a hospital or other healthcare setting.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• diarrhea,
• headache,
• itching, or
• cough,
• sore throat,
• runny or stuffy nose,
• ear pain,
• dryness or bad taste in the mouth,
• burning/stinging of the nose,
• mild skin rash.

The following drugs are related to Bactroban Nasal, either as a replacement or used together:

• Altabax (retapamulin)
• Bionect Cream, Gel (hyaluronic acid sodium salt)
• Dalvance (dalbavancin for injection)
• Zyvox (linezolid)
• Sivextro (tedizolid phosphate tablets)
• Tygacil (tigecycline)
• Vancomycin Hydrochloride (vancomycin hydrochloride injection)

The following supplements are related to Bactroban Nasal, and may be used together with the drug:

• Lactobacillus (s.)