Country: Australia
Language: English
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Sodium fusidate
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FUCIDIN OINTMENT 1 FUCIDIN OINTMENT (FEW-SI-DIN) Sodium fusidate, 2% in an ointment base. CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET? This leaflet answers some common questions about Fucidin ® Ointment. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you using this medicine against the benefits it is expected to have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET. You may need to read it again. WHAT FUCIDIN ® OINTMENT IS USED FOR Fucidin ® Ointment contains an antibiotic, called sodium fusidate. This antibiotic is used to kill bacteria, especially those of the kind known as Staphylococci. (“Staph”) Staphylococci are bacteria that can cause severe infections. Fucidin ® Ointment is made to be put directly on skin and wounds. It treats skin and wound infections, especially those caused by Staphylococci. Fucidin ® Ointment does not work against infections caused by viruses and other bacteria, which are resistant. NOTE: SODIUM FUSIDATE, and the related FUSIDIC ACID, are antibiotics that can also be given to you as a tablet. The brand name for these products is also “Fucidin.” Your doctor may have prescribed Fucidin ® Ointment for another reason. Ask your doctor why this medicine has been prescribed for you. This medicine is not addictive. This medicine is available only with a doctor’s prescription. This medicine is not expected to affect your ability to drive a car or operate machinery. In babies during the first month of life, sodium fusidat Read the complete document
FUCIDIN TOPICAL NAME OF THE MEDICINE Fucidin ® ointment. Fucidin ® ointment contains Sodium fusidate. Sodium fusidate is sodium (17Z)- 16β-acetoxy-3α, 11α- dihydroxyfusida-17(20), 24-dien-21-oate; C 31 H 47 NaO 6 ; a white or almost white crystalline powder, slightly hygroscopic, and freely soluble in water and alcohol. The CAS number is 751-94-0. SODIUM FUSIDATE C 31 H 47 Na0 6 Mw 538.7 DESCRIPTION Sodium fusidate 20 mg/g in a neutral ointment base. PHARMACOLOGY _Fucidin, _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 _Fucidin. _ _ _ _Fucidin _is highly diffusible, so that active concentrations are found even under crusted areas. INDICATIONS Skin lesions primarily and secondarily infected with staphylococci, e.g. abscesses, boils, furunculosis, impetigo, folliculitis, hidradenitis, pyoderma, sycosis barbae, otitis externa. CONTRAINDICATIONS Infections caused by non-susceptible organisms. Patients with hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of the excipients. PRECAUTIONS When used for the treatment of facial lesions, care must be taken not to introduce ointment into the eyes as the excipients in the ointment may cause conjunctival irritation. 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. Because of the potential to induce bacterial resistance, and thereby compromise the efficacy of systemically administered Fucidin, the u Read the complete document