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Is bactroban (mupirocin) the same as bacitacin? i got a new tattoo an was recomended to use bacitracin, but i hace bactroban (mupirocin)
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Should work fine: Both should do the job.
Answered 10/23/2017
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No: Bactroban is mupirocin topical, generally used intranasally for patients with positive nasal swabs for MRSA. Bacitracin is a topical antibiotic generally used for non-invasive, low risk skin infection. Bacitracin is okay for you tatoo, Bactroban is not.
Answered 5/12/2016
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No: they are not the same. Bactroban (mupirocin) is genly for the treatment of resistant staph infections (MRSA). Bacitracin is for cuts and scrapes..it is ok for your tatoo
Answered 8/18/2016
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