bacitracin?

It appears Bacitracin isn't sold OTC here in the UK.  Does anyone know of a similar product that is OTC?  Looks like I can order Bacitracin from Amazon, but it'll take too long to get here -- need to find something sooner!  TIA...

Don't know if it's as potent, but my husband always swears by Savlon, which is an "antiseptic".

Don't know if it's as potent, but my husband always swears by Savlon, which is an "antiseptic".

Same here.

Thanks!  I'll give it a shot.

The only Bacitracin I know about is the polypeptide antibiotic. It is quite toxic and not really safe enough to be an OTC preparation. It was named Allergen Of The Year* in 2003 by the American Contact Dermatitis Society. Powerful drugs of this kind are prescription only in the UK. Especially since Bacitracin is kept in reserve for treatment of MRSA strains resistant to safer antibiotics. I know that Bacitracin is used in the US for tattoo after care. A lot of UK artists recommend Bepanthen. It's a nappy rash cream.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergen_of_the_Year

Bacitracin is an antibiotic ointment and all antibiotic creams and ointments are prescription only in the UK, so you won't find anything similar (in terms of ingredient type) OTC here.

You'll either have to settle for just buying an antiseptic cream/ointment here (or something like Bepanthen/Sudocrem), which probably won't be quite as effective, or wait for the bacitracin to be shipped from Amazon.

The only Bacitracin I know about is the polypeptide antibiotic. It is quite toxic and not really safe enough to be an OTC preparation.

And yet, over-the-counter codeine.

Each country has it's own neuroses about medications.  I'll keep using my Neosporin/Bacitracin.

And yet, over-the-counter codeine.

Well, behind the counter really. In the United Kingdom, higher-strength codeine formulations - such as 30/500 co-codamol, where 30 mg of codeine phosphate is combined with 500 mg paracetamol - are prescription-only medicines (POM). Lower-strength combinations, such as 8/500 (various brands) or 12.8/500 (Panadol Ultra, Solpadeine MAX and others) are available as pharmacy supervised ("behind the counter") medicines. Codeine is also available combined with Ibuprofen; a common formulation is 12.8 mg codeine alongside 200 mg Ibuprofen. It is also available 'behind the counter' with aspirin in doses of 8 mg codeine phosphate and 500mg aspirin (Codis). Codeine Linctus of 15 mg per 5ml is also available behind the counter at some pharmacies, although a purchaser would have to request it specifically from the pharmacist. Intramuscular injection of codeine is a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.