Is polysporin and neosporin the same thing?

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Is polysporin and neosporin the same thing?

Is polysporin and neosporin the same thing? Can one be substituted in the others place?

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No. Polysporin contains neosporin and other topical antibiotics, thus the term "poly" meaning...

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Neosporin and Polysporin topical ointments are not the same. Neosporin contains the active ingredient...

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Can staph infections cause an allergy to neosporin or polysporin?

My husband and I have both recently had staph infections and (this time) both been to the dermatologist for them. My dermatologist told me to use polysporin for mine, and then surrounding areas started getting itchy. When I went back, he told me I was...

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See your doctor on this one. Doesn't sound plausible to me, though.

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Ok i got a cut on my balls a small one nad i put neosporin is this the right thing to do?

cuting my pubes and i got the cut and i put neosporin and a gaauge pad in the area is this the correct way to take care of my problem?

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Wow.... First off, I would just like to say it is probably best if you keep sharp objects away from...

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Does Polysporin (eye&ear) clear up sinus infection in ears?

recently i had a sinus infection caused by the flu which gave me a soar throat, headache, body aches, stuffy nose, and tiredness. but ALL of that cleared up except for the stuffy nose. so i decided to blow the suckers out, which was disgusting.. but...

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can't hurt the eustachen tube gets swollen and you get sick soo try the ear drops, if it clears up lucky...

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Can I use neosporin with a sulfa allergy?

I recently found out that I have an allergy to sulfa drugs after using Bactrim for an injury which had gotten infected. I was wondering if it was okay to use neosporin on wounds, since it contains neomycin sulfate. Is neosporin considered a sulfa product...

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There should be a 1-800 number on the tube or box that you can call and they should be able to tell...

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Am I allergic to polysporin?

I got a cut on my arm so for the past couple of days I've been using polysporin heal fast complete with 3 antibiotics with vitamin e, but it hasn't been healing at all and around the cut my arm has started to turn into a huge rash and is also a bit numb...

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You may have a type of infection that those anti biotics dont help against, or you may be allergic to...

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It can, as they're the same thing.

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Neosporin is a antiseptic/pain Relieving spray or creme. Polysporin Ointment is an antibiotic.

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Neosporin is an antibotic with 3 components, neomycin sulfate, polymixin B sulfate and bacitracin. Polysporin...

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