Mupirocin: Difference between revisions

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Disease	Dose	Context
Balanoposthitis	cream BID	Antibacterial
Impetigo	2% ointment q8hrs x 5 days	For nonbullous impetigo, topical antibiotics are as effective as oral antibiotics

Disease	Dose	Context
Impetigo	2% ointment applied TID x 5 days	Pediatric Topical

Half-life: 20-40 min
Metabolism: liver; CYP450; <0.3% systemic absorption
Excretion: urine <3%
Mechanism of Action: bacteriostatic or bactericidal, depending on susceptibility and concentration; reversibly binds to isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase, inhibiting protein synthesis (monoxycarbolic acid)

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 ==Adult Dosing==
-===[[Impetigo]]===
+===Indications by Disease===
-*apply ointment TID x 7-14 days
+{{#ask: [[Has DrugName::Mupirocin]] [[Has Population::Adult]]
+|?Treats disease=Disease
-===[[Skin infections]], bacterial===
+|?Has Dose=Dose
-*apply cream TID x 10 days
+|?Has Context=Context
+|format=table
+|limit=50
+|mainlabel=-
+|headers=show
+|sort=Treats disease
+}}
 ==Pediatric Dosing==
-===[[Impetigo]] (2mos and older)===
+===Indications by Disease===
-*apply ointment TID x 7-14 days
+{{#ask: [[Has DrugName::Mupirocin]] [[Has Population::Pediatric]]
+|?Treats disease=Disease
-===[[Skin infections]], bacterial (3mos and older)===
+|?Has Dose=Dose
-*apply cream TID x 10 days
+|?Has Context=Context
+|format=table
+|limit=50
+|mainlabel=-
+|headers=show
+|sort=Treats disease
+}}
 ==Special Populations==