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Why does my nose get runny when i use bactroban nasal?

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Irritant: The Mupirocin or the carrier in bactroban (mupirocin) may be acting as an irritant to you. Not everyone responds in the same manner. Glad to hear that you are using this, however, since it has a fairly good success rate in eliminating MRSA from the nares.

Answered 5/8/2015

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Is it ok to use bactroban nasal ointment if i'm not sure if my nose is colonized with staph?

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Can I use regular mupirocin in my nose? My pharmacy gave me that instead of mupirocin nasal. Although it's for inside my nose pre-septoplasty surgery.

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Nose swab tested positive for a gram negative bacilli and cocci colony. This was causing sore outbreaks on face.Took bactroban 2x daily for 10 days. Will bactroban eliminate both? Are these types of nasal colonies recurring? Or should I be fine now?

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How do you know if Mupirocin Nasal ointment is causing major side effects? I stop putting it in my nose 4 days ago and I still can smell it in my sinus cavities and it is draining down my throat and making me hoars

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Can I use a qtip to apply bactroban nasal ointment?

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