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fusidic_acid

fusidic acid

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Noun

fusidic acid (uncountable)

  1. A bacteriostatic antibiotic that is often used topically in creams and eyedrops but may also be given systemically as tablets or injections.
    • 2016 October 27th, Paul Gallagher, “Hunt vows crackdown on firms selling overpriced drugs to NHS” in i, № 1,848, page 5:
      After fusidic acid eyedrops were acquired by AMCo, the price rose from £2.09 in May 2013 to £29.06 in April 2016.

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