Drug details

Polytrim (polymyxin b sulfate and trimethoprim ophthalmic solution, usp, sterile)

type of Anesthetics, Ophthalmic, Antibiotics, Ophthalmic Combos

Polytrim (polymyxin B sulfate and trimethoprim ophthalmic solution) is an antibiotic indicated in the treatment of surface bacterial infections of the eye, including acute bacterial conjunctivitis, and blepharoconjunctivitis, caused by susceptible strains of the following microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus viridans, Haemophilus influenzae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Polytrim is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat Conjunctivitis .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• eye irritation (redness, burning, stinging, or itching), and
• hypersensitivity reactions (eyelid swelling, itching, increased redness, tearing, or rash)

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

• Lastacaft (alcaftadine ophthalmic solution)
• Alocril (nedocromil)
• Azasite (azithromycin ophthalmic solution)
• Optivar (azelastine hydrochloride)
• Bepreve (bepotastine besilate ophthalmic solution 1.5%)
• Bleph 10 (sulfacetamide sodium ophthalmic solution 10%)
• Opticrom (cromolyn sodium ophthalmic solution)
• Zymar (gatifloxacin ophthalmic solution)
• Iquix (levofloxacin ophthalmic solution 1.5%)
• Quixin (levofloxacin ophthalmic solution 0.5%)
• Moxeza (moxifloxacin hydrochloride ophthalmic solution)
• Ocuflox (ofloxacin ophthalmic)
• Patanol (olopatadine)