Bacitracin

Is Bacitracin legal in the US?

Yes, FDA approved for preventing infection in minor cuts, scrapes and burns (sold over the counter).

Bacitracin is FDA-approved and sold over the counter as a topical first-aid antibiotic ointment, alone and combined with neomycin and polymyxin B, for preventing infection in minor cuts, scrapes and burns. The injectable form, once used for staphylococcal pneumonia in infants, was withdrawn at the FDA's request in 2020 because of kidney toxicity. ¹²³

Yes, as an over-the-counter first-aid antibiotic for the skin, alone or in triple antibiotic ointment. In 2020 the FDA asked for the injectable version to leave the US market because of kidney toxicity. ¹³

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