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Reviewed By Dr Aneela Siddabathuni , MPharma., PhD
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Manufacturer/Marketer :

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Consume Type :

Topical

Expires on or after :

Jan-27

Return Policy :

Not Returnable

About Supirocin F Ointment

Supirocin F Ointment is used in the treatment of skin infections. Fluticasone topical is used to reduce inflammation and relieve itching, redness, dryness and scaling associated with various skin conditions, whereas mupirocin kills bacteria by destroying the bacterial cell membrane.

Because this cream contains a prescription-strength steroid and antibiotic, it should only be used under a doctor's guidance. It is not safe for infants under 2 months of age. Always apply it with clean hands, a fresh cotton swab, or sterile gauze, and avoid using more than your doctor prescribes to protect your skin barrier. If it accidentally gets into your eyes, nose, or mouth, rinse thoroughly with cool water right away.

While it is highly effective, you may notice mild local reactions like temporary stinging, burning, redness, or dryness where it is applied. Though rare, serious allergic reactions can happen. If you experience severe itching, a sudden rash, swelling of the face or throat, or any shortness of breath, stop using the cream and seek medical care immediately.

Be sure to tell your doctor if you have a known allergy to either medication. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, talk to your healthcare provider before use, as it is not fully known how much of the medication passes to a developing baby or into breast milk.

Nursing mothers should never apply this cream to the breasts or nipples to prevent the baby from accidentally swallowing it; if applied there by a doctor's order, wash the area completely before nursing. Finally, avoid covering the treated skin with airtight bandages or wraps unless explicitly told to do so, and reach out to your doctor if your skin doesn't show signs of improvement after 2 to 4 weeks.

Uses of Supirocin F Ointment

Supirocin F Ointment is specifically prescribed to treat inflammatory skin conditions that have been complicated by, or are at high risk for, a bacterial infection. The detailed uses are as follows:

  • Infected Eczema: It calms intense itching, swelling, and redness while simultaneously clearing the bacterial infections that easily take root in cracked, compromised skin.
  • Infected Dermatitis: It soothes raw, irritated skin barriers and stops harmful bacteria from multiplying and worsening the rash.
  • Secondarily Infected Skin Wounds: It targets and clears bacteria in minor cuts, scrapes, or insect bites that have become increasingly red, warm, swollen, or painful.

Key Benefits

Supirocin F Ointment helps relieve inflamed and infected skin, making it easier for your skin to heal and feel comfortable again. It can reduce redness, itching, swelling, and irritation while helping clear the infection, allowing you to carry on with your daily activities with less discomfort. By treating both inflammation and infection together, it supports faster recovery and helps improve the overall health and appearance of your skin. Benefits may include:

  • Quickly reduces intense redness, itching, and burning.
  • Calms the skin's inflammatory response to minimise swelling and throbbing.
  • Clears the underlying bacterial infection while simultaneously soothing the skin.
  • Supports faster, cleaner healing of raw or broken skin.
  • Eases continuous physical irritation so you can return to your normal daily activities without distraction.
Side effects of Supirocin F Ointment 10 gm
Here are the key steps to manage medication-triggered Burning At Application Site:
  • Consult and seek guidance from a doctor or healthcare expert to determine the cause and best course of treatment.
  • Avoid harsh products, extreme temperatures, and other potential irritants that may exacerbate the issue.
  • Depending on the location and severity of the burning, your healthcare professional may recommend applying a soothing or protective agent, such as a cream, gel, or ointment.
  • Keep the affected area clean to promote healing and prevent further irritation.
  • Schedule follow-up appointments with your healthcare professional to monitor your symptoms and adjust your treatment plan as needed.
  • If the burning or irritation persists or worsens, seek medical attention for further guidance and treatment.

Directions for Use

  • Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before applying the medicine.
  • Gently clean and completely dry the affected skin area.
  • Apply a thin film of Supirocin F Ointment to the affected area and rub it in gently.
  • Wash your hands immediately after applying the medicine, unless you are using it to treat an infection on your hands.
  • Do not cover the treated area with bandages, wraps, or tight clothing unless your doctor specifically instructs you to do so.
  • Always follow your doctor's exact instructions regarding how often to apply this medicine and how long to continue the treatment.

How Supirocin F Ointment Works

Supirocin F Ointment combines two topical medicines that work together to treat skin inflammation and bacterial infections. • Fluticasone propionate is a medium-to-potent topical corticosteroid that calms the skin's overactive immune response. This helps relieve irritation and promotes healing. • Mupirocin is a topical antibiotic that blocks bacterial protein synthesis by inhibiting an enzyme called isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase. This prevents susceptible bacteria from growing and multiplying, allowing the infection to clear. It is most effective against Gram-positive bacteria.
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Alcohol

Safe if prescribed

No reported interaction with Supirocin F Ointment. But, It is best to avoid alcohol while taking medication.

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Pregnancy

Caution

Supirocin F Ointment is a category B pregnancy drug. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.

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Breast Feeding

Caution

It is unknown whether Supirocin F Ointment harms the baby or passes into breast milk in the breastfeeding state. So, it is better to contact a doctor before using Supirocin F Ointment during breastfeeding. If nursing mothers apply Supirocin F Ointment to their breast or nipple, they should wash the affected area thoroughly before nursing their baby.

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Driving

Safe if prescribed

Supirocin F Ointment has no or negligible influence on the ability to drive or use machines.

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Liver

Caution

Supirocin F Ointment has not reported any interaction hence, in case you experience any difficulty, discuss it with your doctor.

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Kidney

Caution

Supirocin F Ointment has not reported any interaction hence, in case you experience any difficulty, discuss it with your doctor.

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Children

Safe if prescribed

Supirocin F Ointment can be given safely to children provided; dose has been prescribed by a child specialist. However, Supirocin F Ointment should not be used in children less than 2 months of age.

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Heart

Consult your doctor

Please inform your doctor if you have any pre-existing heart problems

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Geriatrics

Consult your doctor

Limited information available for use of Supirocin F Ointment in elderly patients. Please consult your doctor.

What if I have taken an overdose of Supirocin F Ointment

Because this medicine is applied directly to the skin, a dangerous overdose from normal use is highly unlikely. However, if the cream is accidentally swallowed or applied heavily over massive areas of the body for a long period, it can absorb into the bloodstream and cause systemic side effects. If someone swallows this medication, contact a poison control centre or seek emergency medical care immediately.

Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Resist the Urge to Scratch: Keep your fingernails clean and trimmed short. Scratching damages the skin barrier, introduces new bacteria from your fingers, and delays your healing.
  • Choose Loose, Breathable Fabrics: Wear loose-fitting clothes made from natural fibres like cotton. This prevents friction, traps less sweat, and keeps the area cool and dry.
  • Moisturise Mindfully: Ask your doctor if you can use a gentle, fragrance-free moisturiser to support your skin barrier. If approved, apply it at a completely different time of day than your medicated cream so it doesn't dilute the medication.
  • Stay Well Hydrated: Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Well-hydrated skin is more resilient and better equipped to repair itself.

Have a query?

How Soon It Starts Working

  • The time required for Supirocin F Ointment to start to work: The time required for Supirocin F Ointment to show its action is unknown.
  • The time for which the effects of Supirocin F Ointment last: The duration of action for Supirocin F Ointment is unknown.

What if you forget to take Supirocin F Ointment

If you forget an application, apply it as soon as you remember. However, if your next scheduled dose is only a few hours away, skip the missed application entirely and return to your normal routine. Never apply a double layer to make up for a missed dose.

Storage

• Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight. • Keep out of sight and reach of children. • Non cold chain - To be stored in cool places at 10ºC to 25ºC or below 30ºC.

Drug Warnings

  • Skin Only: This medication is strictly for external skin surfaces. Keep it far away from your eyes, nose, inner ears, and mouth.
  • Stick to the Prescribed Area: Do not spread this cream over large, unaffected areas of your body. Large-scale application increases how much steroid enters your system, raising the risk of body-wide side effects.
  • Keep the Course Short: This cream is typically used for just 7 to 14 days. Avoid using it longer than prescribed; overusing topical steroids can thin your skin, while overusing antibiotics can cause bacteria to become resistant.
  • Let the Skin Breathe: Avoid tight bandages, plastic wraps, or airtight diapers over the treated area unless instructed by your doctor. Trapping the cream against the skin significantly increases absorption.
  • Keep It Personal: Never share this medication with anyone else, even if their skin rash looks exactly like yours.
  • Finish the Course Mindfully: Use the medication exactly as long as your doctor directed to fully eliminate the bacteria and prevent antibiotic resistance.
  • Exercise Caution with Children: Children have thinner skin and a higher surface-area-to-weight ratio, meaning they absorb topical steroids much more easily than adults. Use only under strict pediatric supervision.
  • Monitor Your Progress: If your skin doesn't begin to improve after a few days, or if the redness and swelling appear to be spreading, contact your doctor for a re-evaluation.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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Drug-Drug Interaction:

  • Other Topical Steroids (e.g., hydrocortisone, betamethasone): Avoid applying other steroid creams at the same time. Combining them can thin your skin and increase the risk of the steroid absorbing into your bloodstream.
  • Other Topical Antibiotics (e.g., neomycin, fusidic acid): Using multiple topical antibiotics together can cause severe skin irritation, alter how well the medications work, and increase the risk of creating antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Drug-Food Interaction:

  • No clinically significant food interactions are known with this topical medicine.

Drug-Disease Interaction:

  • Viral Skin Infections: Do not use this cream on active viral skin conditions like chickenpox, shingles, or cold sores. The steroid component temporarily suppresses local immunity, which can cause viral infections to spread rapidly.
  • Fungal Skin Infections: Do not apply this to untreated fungal infections like athlete's foot or ringworm. It will not cure the fungus, and the steroid may mask the symptoms while allowing the fungus to grow unchecked.
No Drug - Drug interactions found in our data. We may lack specific data on this medicine and are actively working to update our database. Consult your doctor for personalized advice

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Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

[TOPICAL ANTIBIOTICS]

FAQs

Supirocin F Ointment is used in the treatment of skin infections. It kills bacteria and reduces inflammation and relieves itching, redness, dryness and scaling associated with various skin conditions.

Do not stop taking Supirocin F Ointment and complete the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Your symptoms may improve before the infection is completely cured.

Wash and dry the affected area before each application. Apply a small amount of Supirocin F Ointment, with a cotton swab or gauze pad, to the affected skin area as per the dosage and schedule prescribed by your doctor and Supirocin F Ointment is used for external use only.

Avoid contact of Supirocin F Ointment with eyes, mouth, and nose rinse with cold water if Supirocin F Ointment comes in contact with these areas accidentally. Avoid using bandages or dressings that can trap moisture unless directed by your doctor, limit sun exposure and use sunscreen on treated areas to prevent sunburn and do not use this medicine more often or longer than advised by your doctor.

No, you should not use more than the recommended dose of Supirocin F Ointment as overuse can lead to side effects such as increased burning sensation, itching, redness, and dryness of the skin. In some cases, prolonged use can also result in the overgrowth of fungi. It's important to use Supirocin F Ointment only as directed by your doctor. And if the treated skin area does not improve after 2-4 weeks of treatment, consult your doctor.

Store Supirocin F Ointment at temperature not exceeding 25°C protected from moisture. Do not freeze. Keep it out of reach of children. Keep the tube tightly closed after use.

The common side effects of Supirocin F Ointment are burning, itching, redness, stinging, shortness of breath can, irritation and dryness on the skin at the application site. If any of these side effects persist or worsen, please consult your doctor.

You should avoid applying this medication to your face unless your doctor gives you explicit instructions to do so. Facial skin is highly sensitive and thin, making it much more vulnerable to side effects like skin thinning, broken blood vessels, or discolouration.

If you see no noticeable improvement after 5 to 7 days of consistent use, or if your skin feels worse, stop and contact your healthcare provider. This could mean the specific bacteria causing your infection are resistant to mupirocin, or that you are dealing with a fungal or viral issue instead.

As a general rule, do not cover the area with a band-aid, waterproof dressing, or tight clothing unless your doctor specifically tells you to. Covering the medication traps it against the skin, which drastically increases how much steroid your body absorbs, increasing the risk of side effects.

This medication should only be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding if your doctor determines that the clear medical benefit outweighs any potential risks. If approved while breastfeeding, never apply it to your breasts or chest area to ensure your baby does not accidentally swallow the medicine.

No, it will not. This medication only contains an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory steroid, neither of which kills fungi. Applying it to a fungal condition like ringworm can actually suppress your skin's natural defences, making the fungal infection worse while masking the warning signs.

Use it for the precise window of time recommended by your doctor, which is usually a short course of 7 to 14 days. Stopping too early can allow the bacterial infection to return, while using it too long increases your risks of skin thinning and antibiotic resistance.

Yes. The mupirocin component is a powerful antibiotic. If it is used repeatedly, for too long, or incorrectly, surviving bacteria can learn to resist it. Use it exactly as prescribed, finish the course, and never save old tubes to treat future self-diagnosed rashes.

It can be used in children older than 2 months, but only under close medical supervision. Because children have a higher skin surface area relative to their body weight, they absorb topical steroids much faster than adults, requiring shorter and more cautious treatment windows.

Yes, skin thinning (atrophy) is a known risk of topical steroids, but it generally only occurs if the cream is used for a prolonged period, applied over vast areas of the body, or trapped under airtight bandages. Using a thin layer exactly as directed minimises this risk.

This medication is strictly formulated for external skin use and can be harmful if ingested. If it is accidentally swallowed, do not wait for symptoms to appear; contact your local poison control centre or go to the nearest emergency room immediately.

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Country of origin

India

Manufacturer/Marketer address

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, B/2, Mahalaxmi Chambers, 22, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai €“ 400 026.
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