Bacitracin zincProduct ingredient for Bacitracin

Name
Bacitracin zinc
Drug Entry
Bacitracin

Bacitracin is a combination of at least 9 bacitracins.2,3 60-80% of commercially prepared bacitracin is bacitracin A.3 The bacillus that produces bacitracin was first isolated from a knee scrape in 1945 from the knee wound of a child named Margaret Tracy.3

Bacitracin was granted FDA approval on 29 July 1948.4,9

Accession Number
DBSALT001356
Synonyms
Not Available
UNII
89Y4M234ES
CAS Number
1405-89-6
Wikipedia
Bacitracin