What is FUCITHALMIC used for?

Fusidic acid is activein vitroagainstStaphylococcus aureus,most coagulase-positive staphylococci, Beta-hemolytic streptococci,Corynebacteriumspecies, and most clostridium species.[medical citation needed]Fusidic acid has no known useful activity against enterococci or most Gram-negative bacteria (exceptNeisseria,Moraxella,Legionella pneumophila, andBacteroides fragilis).[medical citation needed]Fusidic acid is activein vitroand clinically againstMycobacterium lepraebut has only marginal activity

How does FUCITHALMIC work?

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What are the side effects of FUCITHALMIC?

Fucidin tablets and suspension, whose active ingredient is sodium fusidate, occasionally cause liver damage, which can produce jaundice (yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes). This condition will almost always get better after the patient finishes taking Fucidin tablets or suspension. Other related side-effects include dark urine and lighter-than-usual feces. These, too, should normalize when the course of treatment is completed.

Does FUCITHALMIC interact with other medications?

Fusidic acid should not be used withquinolone antibiotics, with which it is antagonistic. Although clinical practice over the past decade has supported the combination of fusidic acid andrifampicin, a recent clinical trial showed that there is an antagonistic interaction when both antibiotics are combined. On 8 August 2008, it was reported that the Irish Medicines Board was investigating the death of a 59-year-old Irish man who developedrhabdomyolysisafter combiningatorvastatinand fusidic acid,

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FUCITHALMIC

INN: FUCITHALMIC

Data updated: 2026-04-11

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Amdipharm Limited (ES)

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