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I'm allergic to penicillin. should i use polysporin (bacitracin and polymyxin) or neosporin for cuts and scrapes?

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Polysporin (bacitracin and polymyxin): That would be perfectly fine. There are no known problems with this, and polysporin (bacitracin and polymyxin) and neosporin are not penicillins.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 2/10/2021

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