FUCIDIN OINTMENT 2%

Country: Singapore

Language: English

Source: HSA (Health Sciences Authority)

Active ingredient:

SODIUM FUSIDATE

Available from:

DKSH SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

ATC code:

D06AX01

Dosage:

20 mg/g

Pharmaceutical form:

OINTMENT

Composition:

SODIUM FUSIDATE 20 mg/g

Administration route:

TOPICAL

Prescription type:

Prescription Only

Manufactured by:

LEO LABORATORIES LIMITED

Authorization status:

ACTIVE

Authorization date:

1988-05-04

Patient Information leaflet

FUCIDIN
® 
PLAIN TOPICAL ANTIBIOTIC 

OINTMENT 
Sodium fusidate 20 mg/g in neutral ointment base. 

PACK SIZES: 5g, 15g 

PROPERTIES 
Sodium fusidate, an antibiotic derived from Fusidium coccineum,
exerts powerful 
antibacterial activity against a number of
gram-positive organisms. 
Staphylococci, including the strains resistant to penicillin or
to other antibiotics, are 
particularly susceptible to sodium fusidate. The therapeutic
efficacy of topically applied 
Fucidin
® 
ointment is due partly to the pronounced antibacterial activity of
sodium 
fusidate against the organisms responsible for skin infections, and
partly to the unique 
ability of this antibiotic to penetrate intact skin. 

INDICATIONS 
Fucidin
® 
ointment is indicated for the treatment of skin infections caused
by 
staphylococci, streptococci, Coryne-bacterium minutissimum, and
other organisms 
sensitive to sodium fusidate. The most important
indications being: 

Impetigo 
  Boils 

  Carbuncles 

 Paronychia 
Infected wounds    
Sycosis barbae    
Hidradenitis 

 Erythrasma 
Folliculitis 

APPLICATION 
Fucidin
® 
ointment is applied to the affected area 2–3 times daily,
generally for a period 
of 7 days. It can be used with or without a covering dressing. 
Caution should be observed when applying Fucidin
® 
ointment in the eye region as this 
preparation may cause irritation if it gets into the eye. 

SPECIAL WARNING AND PRECAUTIONS OF USE 
Fucidin
® 
Ointment contains wool fat and cetyl alcohol which may cause local
skin 
reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis). 
Fucidin
® 
Ointment also contains butylhydroxytoluene (E321) which may cause
local skin 
reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis) and irritation to the eyes and
mucous membranes. 
CONTRAINDICATIONS 
Infections caused by non-susceptible organisms. Patients with
hypersensitivity to any 
of the ingredients. 

PREGNANCY AND LACTATION 
There is inadequate evidence 

Summary of Product characteristics

FUCIDIN
®
PLAIN TOPICAL ANTIBIOTIC
OINTMENT
Sodium fusidate 20 mg/g in neutral ointment base.
PACK SIZES: 5g, 15g
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Translucent yellowish to white ointment.
PROPERTIES
Sodium fusidate, an antibiotic derived from Fusidium coccineum, exerts
powerful antibacterial activity
against a number of gram-positive organisms.
Staphylococci, including the strains resistant to penicillin or to
other antibiotics, are particularly
susceptible to sodium fusidate. The therapeutic efficacy of topically
applied Fucidin
®
ointment is due
partly to the pronounced antibacterial activity of sodium fusidate
against the organisms responsible for
skin infections, and partly to the unique ability of this antibiotic
to penetrate intact skin.
INDICATIONS
Fucidin® ointment is indicated for the treatment of skin infections
caused by staphylococci,
streptococci, Coryne-bacterium minutissimum, and other organisms
sensitive to sodium fusidate. The
most important indications being:
Impetigo
Boils
Carbuncles
Paronychia
Infected wounds
Sycosis barbae
Hidradenitis
Erythrasma
Folliculitis
APPLICATION
Fucidin® ointment is applied to the affected area 2–3 times daily,
generally for a period of 7 days. It
can be used with or without a covering dressing.
Caution should be observed when applying Fucidin® ointment in the eye
region as this preparation
may cause irritation if it gets into the eye.
SPECIAL WARNING AND PRECAUTIONS OF USE
Bacterial resistance among _Staphylococcus aureus _has been reported
to occur with the use of topical
Fucidin
®
. As with all antibiotics, extended or recurrent use of fusidic acid
may increase the risk of
developing antibiotic resistance.
Fucidin® Ointment contains cetyl alcohol and wool fat (hydrous
lanolin). These excipients may cause
local skin reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis). Fucidin® Ointment
contains butylhydroxytoluene (E321)
which may cause local skin reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis) and
irritation to the eyes and mucous
membranes.
When Fucidin
®
ointment is used on the face; care sh