Mupirocin topical for Impetigo User Reviews

• rhs...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 19, 2017

"Thought I had horrible acne. Tried other things that online doctors prescribed. Made it worse. Went to my primary after not being able to go to work because I was so embarrassed by my face. She diagnosed it as impetigo and gave the ointment because it stays on longer. Not even 24 hours, and it's almost cleared up. AMAZING. Zero side effects."

• bun...
• May 17, 2020

"I'm 19 and was prescribed this for a bad case of impetigo around the corners of my mouth. I was told it would go away after 3-4 days if I used this ointment, but I immediately noticed extreme, and I mean EXTREME itching and burning that wasn't there before. I nearly cried from the itching. I also had a ton of redness and experienced yellowish-brown lesions that were intensely dry and peeling constantly. I thought it was just the impetigo getting worse, but it was actually the ointment that made it worse. This stuff completely RUINED my skin, and even after stopping the use of this, my skin is still very discolored and dry. I should mention that this did get rid of the impetigo, it just gave me new problems that I now have to deal with on my own."

• Ked...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 13, 2018

"Mupirocin 2% ointment for my face wounds caused by boils (abscess), been applying this ointment for 5 months now, for me there is no side effect, no interaction with clindamycin when using together, easy to use and it works wonderfully."

• wac...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 4, 2018

"Mupirocin worked on my impetigo, but the weird thing is the finger that I used (washed hands before and after) to apply this got tendonitis (hurt so much!). I was confused because this is not the group of drugs that should cause that, but when I started to apply with the other hand, the same thing happened. It was scary and weird. OK drug, but watch for side effects."

• Mse...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 4, 2020

"I seem to get this impetigo every year, and it really sucks! So, what I found helped me is spraying alcohol on it whenever it itches. Sure, it hurts like anything, but at least it wasn't as bad as when I put mupirocin on it. Within 5 minutes, I was at the gross stage of a weeping honey-crusted mess. I mean, this erupted on the right side of my mouth. So basically, I washed that stuff off and sprayed alcohol on it, and it's better. Hopefully, your experience will be better. I am also on doxycycline, which has helped in the past. Warning: if you feel a little tingling on your face, act quick-spray alcohol, get antibiotics, and pray it won't last as long as mine did before-too many months."

• eee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 16, 2021

"That only made it worse - kept it wet, which made it ooze. Dreadful! The only thing that worked for me is spraying alcohol directly on it! Every time I felt a little itchy, I still spray alcohol - it burns like fire! But it dried it out and made it go away with doxycycline along with the alcohol spray! I would and had gotten it off and on often. And it was bad right below my nose or on my chin! I would just sit at the computer searching for different ways to make it go away."