Bacitracin
Synonyms
Ak Tracin
Ak-Tracin
Altracin
Baci IM
Baci Rx
Baci-IM
Baci-Rx
Baciguent
Bacitin
Bacitracin Zinc
Bacitracin Zinc Complex
Bacitracin, Zinc
Bacitracine Martinet
Martinet, Bacitracine
Ocu Tracin
Ocu-Tracin
OcuTracin
Topitracin
Zeba Rx
Zeba-Rx
Zinc Bacitracin
Zinc, Bacitracin
A complex of cyclic peptide antibiotics produced by the Tracy-I strain of Bacillus subtilis. The commercial preparation is a mixture of at least nine bacitracins with bacitracin A as the major constituent. It is used topically to treat open infections such as infected eczema and infected dermal ulcers. (From Goodman and Gilman, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1140)