Neomycin, Polymyxin B, and Hydrocortisone
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Cortisporin?;Cortomycin
Brand Names: Canada:
Cortimyxin?;Cortisporin? Otic
Uses
- It is used to treat ear infections.
- It is used to stop or treat eye infections.
- It is used to treat skin irritation.
- Neomycin and polymyxin B works to harm the bacteria and fight the infection.
- Hydrocortisone stops or lowers irritation and swelling.
Dosing
How to take
- All products:
- Use as you have been told, even if you are feeling better.
- Wash your hands before and after use.
- Skin:
- Do not take this drug by mouth. Use on your skin only. Keep out of your mouth, nose, and eyes (may burn).
- Clean affected part before use. Make sure to dry well.
- Put a thin layer on the affected skin and rub in gently.
- Eye:
- For the eye only.
- Shake well before use.
- Take out contact lenses before using this drug. Lenses may be put back in 15 minutes after this drug is given. Do not put contacts back in if your eyes are irritated or infected.
- Do not touch the container tip to the eye, lid, or other skin.
- Tilt your head back and drop drug into the eye.
- After use, keep your eyes closed. Put pressure on the inside corner of the eye. Do this for 1 to 2 minutes. This keeps the drug in your eye.
- Space each eye drug by 5 minutes.
- Ear:
- For the ear only.
- Shake suspension well before use.
- Lie on your side with problem ear up.
- Pull the outer ear outward and upward.
- Put drops in ear without touching dropper to ear. Stay on side for 2 minutes or put cotton plug in ear.
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