Prophylaxis of infection in minor cuts, scrapes, or burns
Also known as: Prophylaxis of bacterial infections / Bacteriostatic skin cleanser therapy / Antibacterial prophylaxis / Prophylaxis of Bacterial infection / Prophylactic antibiotic therapy / Antibiotic prophylaxis / Antibiotic prophylaxis (procedure) / Prophylactic antibiotic therapy (procedure) / Prescription of prophylactic antibiotic (procedure) / Antibiotic prophylaxis (& [dental cover])
| Drug | Drug Name | Drug Description |
|---|---|---|
| DB00626 | Bacitracin | A cyclic polypeptide antibiotic used to prevent wound infections, treat pneumonia and empyema in infants, and to treat skin and eye infections. |
| DB01112 | Cefuroxime | A cephalosporin indicated for the treatment of a variety of infections including acute bacterial otitis media, several upper respiratory tract infections, skin infections, urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, early Lyme disease, and impetigo. |
| DB00898 | Ethanol | For therapeutic neurolysis of nerves or ganglia for the relief of intractable chronic pain in such conditions as inoperable cancer and trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux), in patients for whom neurosurgical... |
| DB00756 | Hexachlorophene | A chlorinated bisphenol antiseptic used as a surgical scrub and skin cleanser. |
| DB05382 | Iodine | An ingredient of nutritional supplements that is also used for disinfection. |
| DB00319 | Piperacillin | A penicillin antibiotic combined with tazobactam to treat piperacillin-resistant, piperacillin/tazobactam susceptible, β-lactamase generating strains of several bacteria. |