In 1948, the Food and Drug Administration approved an antibiotic medication based on the discovery—bacitracin, after “Bacillus” and “Tracey,” a misspelling of the patient’s name.

Bacitracin 50000Units/vial; pwd for IM inj after reconstitution. Give by IM inj in upper outer quadrant of buttocks. Rotate inj site. <2.5kg: 900Units/kg/day in 2‒3 divided doses. >2.5kg ...

Polymyxin B sulfate 10000Units, bacitracin zinc 400Units, neomycin (as sulfate) 3.5mg; per g; oph oint. 1–2 drops or small amount of oint every 4 hours for 7–10 days. Max 2 drops every 2 hours.

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Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) due to topical antibiotics is very common. Neomycin and bacitracin are in the top ten most common allergens to cause allergic contact dermatitis. These allergens ...

Bacitracin/Neomycin/Polymyxin-B 400u/3.5mg/10,000u/gm Ointment Y41.8 Bacitracin/Polymyxin-B 500u/10,000u/gm Ointment Y41.8 ...

Bacitracin is a polypeptide antibiotic that is chemically unrelated to neomycin. It inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis. It is produced by Bacillus subtilis (Gehrig & Warshaw, 2008).