SPL Set ID: cbb18010-f3b5-4ed7-8c03-c9203f0e360e

Each gram of Mupirocin Ointment USP, 2% contains 20 mg mupirocin in a bland water miscible ointment base (polyethylene glycol ointment, N.F.) consisting of polyethylene glycol 400 and polyethylene glycol 3350. Mupirocin is a naturally occurring antibiotic. The chemical name is ( E )-(2 S ,3 R ,4 R ,5 S )-5-[(2 S ,3 S ,4 S ,5 S )-2,3-Epoxy-5-hydroxy-4-methylhexyl]tetrahydro-3,4-dihydroxy-β- methyl-2 H -pyran-2-crotonic acid, ester with 9-hydroxynonanoic acid. The chemical structure is: C 26 H 44 O 9 M.W. 500.63 Structural formula for mupirocin ointment USP