Options include mupirocin cream or ointment (Bactroban or Centany) and retapamulin ointment (Altabax). If your impetigo is severe or widespread, a doctor can prescribe oral antibiotics such as ...

Ilotycin® ointment and mupirocin (Bactroban®) 2% ointment and cream (Rietschel & Fowler, 2008; Scheman et al., 2008). There are no safe over-the-counter topical antibiotic products. If the ...

She had taken oatmeal baths and used a topical cream to alleviate the intense itching ... a topical antibiotic, such as mupirocin 2% applied three times daily for 7–10 days, is warranted.