Medicine guide

Bacitracin Zinc

500 [USP'U]/g · Ointment

  • Available without prescription
Active substance
First Aid Antibiotic
Made by
Dynarex Corporation

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

At a glance

Quoted from the official label · 2025-06-16

What it is

First Aid Antibiotic

Used for
  • First aid to help prevent infection in minor cuts, scrapes, and burns
Do not take it if

In the eyes or apply over large areas of the body

All warnings ↓
Good to know
  • Sold without a prescription
  • FDA enforcement reports list no ongoing recall, and none from the last two years, for this product code · checked 2026-10-02
6other products contain First Aid Antibiotic — compare makers, forms and strengths

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What it is for

  • First aid to help prevent infection in minor cuts, scrapes, and burns

From the official label · 2025-06-16 · DailyMed

Do not take it if

  • In the eyes or apply over large areas of the body
  • If you are allergic to any of the ingredients Longer than 1 week unless directed by a doctor

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Do Not Use”.

How to take it

These directions are for this exact strength and form. Another one is different.

Clean the affected area. Apply a small amount of this product (an amount equal to the surface area of the tip of a finger) on the area 1 to 3 times daily. May be covered with a sterile bandage.

Quoted from the official label, section “Dosage & Administration”.

Ask a doctor first if

deep or puncture wounds, animal bites, or serious burns

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Ask Doctor”.

Stop and get help if

the condition persists or gets worse, or if a rash or other allergic reaction develops

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Stop Use”.

Other warnings

  • For external use only
  • Do not use In the eyes or apply over large areas of the body
  • Ask a doctor before use
  • if you have deep or puncture wounds, animal bites, or serious burns
  • Stop use and
  • ask a doctor if the condition persists or gets worse, or if a rash or other allergic reaction develops If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Quoted from the official label, section “Warnings”.

Keep away from children

If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Keep Out of Reach of Children”.

How to store it

  • Store at room temperature
  • Avoid excessive heat and humidity Tamper Evident.
  • Do not use if inner seal is torn, cut or opened.

Quoted from the official label, section “Storage and Handling”.

What kind of medicine it is

First Aid Antibiotic

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Purpose”.

Other ingredients

Relevant if you react to a dye, a preservative, lactose or gluten.

Hard Paraffin, Liquid Paraffin, White Soft Paraffin

Quoted from the official label, section “Inactive Ingredients”.

Ingredients people check for

Lactose, gluten, dyes, sugars and other ingredients that matter with an allergy, intolerance or diet — as this product’s FDA label lists them.

This label’s list of inactive ingredients names none of: lactose, wheat or gluten, colour dyes, sugars, sugar alcohols, alcohol (ethanol), aspartame (phenylalanine), gelatin, peanut oil, soy, parabens, sulfites, titanium dioxide.

Quoted from the FDA label. A label that does not name an ingredient is not a guarantee that the product is free of it, and formulations change. With an allergy, check the pack and ask a pharmacist.

Details

Made byDynarex Corporation
Active substanceFirst Aid Antibiotic
Strength500 [USP'U]/g
FormOintment
RouteTopical
Packs12 BOX in 1 CASE / 144 PACKET in 1 BOX / .9 g in 1 PACKET · 72 BOX in 1 CASE / 1 TUBE in 1 BOX / 14.2 g in 1 TUBE
NDC67777-008

Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).

Other strengths and forms

15 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.