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Can i use bactroban/mupirocin nasal ointment on skin wounds? are the ingridients of the skin cream and nasal ointment the same?
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Don't see any harm: Don't see any harm in trying to use the same cream...as long as wound is small and without any complications
Answered 11/26/2017
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