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Any over-the-counter medicines i can avail for a bacterial skin infection? i seem to have developed tiny dry itchy spots that later looks like a clot

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Dr. Evans Prieston answered

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Skin Infections: There are not many products OTC. Bacitracin cream or ointment and Neosporin cream (neomycin and polymyxin b) or ointment come to min. Both should be available in generic versions.

Dr Saghafi agreed

Answered 5/18/2016

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A member asked:

Any over-the-counter medicines i can avail for a bacterial skin infection? i seem to have developed tiny dry itchy spots that later looks like a clot

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Evans Prieston answered

Dr Saghafi agreed

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