Mupirocin Nasal Ointment (MUPIROCIN OINTMENT - NASAL)

Instructions

Keep the medicine at room temperature. Avoid heat and direct light.

This medicine is for use in the nose. Avoid getting the medicine into the eyes or mouth. Rinse the eyes with water if the medicine is sprayed into the eyes.

Wash your hands before and after handling this medicine.

Apply half of the ointment from the tube into one nostril and the other half into the other nostril.

Gently squeeze nostrils together and release. Repeat this for about 1 minute to spread the ointment inside nose.

Discard any remaining medicine in the tube after a treatment. Use a new tube each time.

If you forget to take a dose on time, take it as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for the next dose, do not take the missed dose. Return to your normal schedule. Do not take 2 doses at one time.

Drug interactions can change how medicines work or increase risk for side effects. Tell your health care providers about all medicines taken. Include prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal medicines. Speak with your doctor or pharmacist before starting or stopping any medicine.

Keep using this medicine for the full number of days that it is prescribed. Do not stop the medicine even if you start to feel better.

Do not share this medicine with anyone who has not been prescribed this medicine.

Do not take the medicine more than twice during 24 hours.

Brand Name(s): Bactroban

Generic Name: Mupirocin

Cautions

Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you ever had an allergic reaction to a medicine.

Do not use the medication any more than instructed.

If medicine gets in your eyes, rinse well with warm water.

Please tell your doctor if you have moderate to severe diarrhea while on this medicine. Do not treat the diarrhea with over-the-counter diarrhea medicine.

Tell the doctor or pharmacist if you are pregnant, planning to be pregnant, or breastfeeding.

Side Effects

The following is a list of some common side effects from this medicine. Please speak with your doctor about what you should do if you experience these or other side effects.

• burning or stinging
• irritation inside the nose

A few people may have an allergic reaction to this medicine. Symptoms can include difficulty breathing, skin rash, itching, swelling, or severe dizziness. If you notice any of these symptoms, seek medical help quickly.