Definition: A complex of cyclic peptide antibiotics produced by the Tracy-I strain of Bacillus subtilis. The commercial preparation is a mixture of at least nine bacitracins with bacitracin A as the major constituent. It is used topically to treat open infections such as infected eczema and infected dermal ulcers. (From Goodman and Gilman, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1140)
Other names Zinc, Bacitracin; Zeba Rx; OcuTracin; Ocu Tracin; Martinet, Bacitracine; Bacitracin, Zinc; Bacitracin Pharmascience Brand; Bacitracin McNeil Brand; Bacitracin Lee Brand; Bacitracin Dioptic Brand; Bacitracin Akorn Brand; Baci Rx; Baci IM; Ak Tracin; Zinc Bacitracin; Zeba-Rx; Topitracin; Reed & Carnrick Brand of Bacitracin; Pharmascience Brand of Bacitracin; Pharma Tek Brand of Bacitracin
bacitracin, polymyxin B drug combination [ Polyfax,Polysporin,Warner-Lambert brand of bacitracin - Polymyxin B,bacitracin - Polymyxin B,duobiotic ] a topical antibiotic mixture containing bacitracin and polymyxin b; RN given refers to parent cpd
