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Triple Antibiotic Bacitracin Zinc, Neomycin Sulfate, and Polymyxin B Sulfate 400 [iU]/g; 3.5 mg/g; 5000 [iU]/g Ointment
by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. · 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (51672-2120-3) / 60 g in 1 TUBE
NDC 51672-2120-03
🏷️ FDA NDC (as labeled)
51672-2120-3
billing pads the package segment with a zero
This package
Contains60 g in 1 tube
Pack sizes6 compare ↓
Also comes in:
14.2 g 51672-2120-01
28.4 g 51672-2120-02
6 applicators 51672-2120-06
15 applicators 51672-2120-08
144 applicators 51672-2120-09
OTC
On market
Non-controlled
🗂️ Data synced Jul 24, 2026 · sources: openFDA · FDA label (DailyMed) · FDA Orange & Purple Book · First Databank · CMS NADAC, ASP, Medicare & Medicaid · RxNorm
📋 All sources & update times →
🆔 Identity & classification
FDA NDC (as labeled)
51672-2120-3
Product NDC
51672-2120
11-digit billing NDC
51672212003
RxCUI
204602
UNII
89Y4M234ES, 057Y626693, 19371312D4
Application #
M004
SPL Set ID
d77239e6-5e81-439a-b0cd-f8be59169442
Established class (EPC)
Aminoglycoside Antibacterial; Polymyxin-class Antibacterial
Physiologic effect
Decreased Cell Wall Synthesis & Repair
Chemical class
Aminoglycosides; Polymyxins
DEA schedule
Non-controlled
Marketing category
OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG
Marketing status
On market
FDA listing status
Listed (active directory)
Marketing start
2015-12-15
Route
TOPICAL
Dosage form
OINTMENT
Substance
BACITRACIN ZINC; NEOMYCIN SULFATE; POLYMYXIN B SULFATE
GPI-14
90109803104200
GPI class
Triple Antibiotic
GCN Seq No
007694
GCN
85459
HICL code
033356
Ingredient (HICL)
Neomycin/Bacitracin/Polymyxinb
HIC1 code
Q
Therapeutic class — broad (HIC1)
Ear/Eye/Nose/Rectum/Topical/Vagina/Other
HIC2 code
Q5
Therapeutic class — intermediate (HIC2)
Agents Acting Principally On The Skin
HIC3 code
Q5W
Therapeutic class — specific (HIC3)
Topical Antibiotics
AHFS code
08:12.28.08
AHFS class
Bacitracin Antibiotics
FDB label name
TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT
FDB brand name
Triple Antibiotic
Legend status
O — Over-the-counter (OTC) drug or device
Why two NDCs?
The FDA registers this code as 51672-2120-3 — a 5-4-1 layout, and that's what's printed on the package and shown on DailyMed. For insurance claims, every NDC is standardized to a uniform 11-digit 5-4-2 format by adding a zero to the package segment → 51672-2120-03. Same drug, same package — only the format differs.
Where does this data come from?
Identifiers from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Structured Product Labeling; RxCUI from RxNorm (NLM); GPI from Medi-Span; GCN / HIC / AHFS / legend from First Databank.
🏷️ RxNorm drug class
This medicine belongs to the Other antibiotics for topical use class.
Drug family (ATC)
Other antibiotics for topical use, Other antibacterials, Antibiotics
Where does this data come from?
Therapeutic classes from RxNorm RxClass (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — Established Pharmacologic Class (FDA), ATC drug family (WHO) and mechanism of action, matched by this product’s RxCUI.
🏭 Manufacturer & labeler
LabelerSun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
FDA applicationM004 (OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG)
Labeler code51672
First marketedDec 2015
Product typeHuman Otc Drug
Portfolio889 products on file
The labeler markets the product; the application holder owns the FDA approval. They’re often the same company but can differ (e.g. a repackager or an authorized generic). A mailing address / phone appears here when the manufacturer includes it in the product’s FDA label (not all do).
Where does this data come from?
Labeler, application holder and registered establishment from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Drugs@FDA; address/contact from the product’s FDA label.
🩺 Clinical
Label name TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT Ingredient Neomycin/Bacitracin/Polymyxinb
📗 Our plain-language guide HelloPharmacist
- It's a first-aid antibiotic you apply to small, everyday wounds — minor cuts, scrapes, and burns — to help prevent a bacterial infection from developing. Some products also help te...
- What is this triple antibiotic ointment actually for?
- Start by cleaning the wound area. Then apply a small amount — about the size of your fingertip — directly on the area up to 1 to 3 times a day. You can cover it with a sterile band...
- Most people don't have any trouble with it. The most common reaction is a mild skin irritation, redness, itching, or swelling at the spot you applied it. If you use it often, you c...
Patient education
Supplement & herbal interactions
Where does this data come from?
Plain-language summary from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine); supplement & herbal interactions and nutrient depletion data from the Natural Medicines database; our full guide is HelloPharmacist editorial content.
💬 Questions about Bacitracin Zinc, Neomycin Sulfate, and Polymyxin B Sulfate?
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🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients
Inactive ingredients, also called excipients, are components of the drug product other than the active ingredient. They may include fillers, dyes, coatings, preservatives, flavors, or other formulation ingredients.
💡 Tap an ingredient (hover on desktop) to see what it is and why it’s used.
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UNII H4N855PNZ1
Alpha-tocopherol is a form of vitamin E, a fat-soluble antioxidant derived from natural or synthetic sources. In medicines, it prevents oils and fats from breaking down and becoming rancid, protecting the product's stability and shelf life.
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UNII 512OYT1CRR
Cocoa butter is a natural fat extracted from cocoa beans. It's used in medicines as a base for suppositories and as a lubricant to help pills dissolve smoothly.
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UNII H3E878020N
Cottonseed oil is a natural vegetable oil extracted from cotton plant seeds. It is used in medicines as a solvent and lubricant to help dissolve active ingredients and allow smooth tablet or capsule movement through manufacturing equipment.
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UNII 6UYK2W1W1E
A natural oil extracted from olives. It acts as an emollient and lubricant in formulations, helping to soften ingredients and improve how the medicine spreads or flows.
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UNII 4T6H12BN9U
Petrolatum is a purified mineral oil-based jelly derived from petroleum. In medicines, it acts as an emollient, lubricant, and moisture barrier to soften skin, reduce friction, and help prevent water loss from formulations.
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UNII POD38AIF08
Sodium pyruvate is a salt form of pyruvic acid, a naturally occurring compound. It's used in medicines as a buffer to help maintain the product's pH and stability.
6 inactive ingredients listed in the exact product block matched to this NDC.
The official label also statescocoa butter, cottonseed oil, olive oil, sodium pyruvate, vitamin E, white petrolatum
Label-section wording can be broader than the structured product block and may mention additional formulation ingredients.
Where does this data come from?
Data sourced from official FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) via DailyMed —
ingredient classCode="IACT" elements from the exact product block matched by this NDC. Label-section narrative from DailyMed / the openFDA label index is shown separately when available.Inactive ingredient FAQ
Are inactive ingredients the same for every manufacturer?
No. Inactive ingredients can differ by manufacturer, dosage form, strength, and package / product version.
Why might an inactive ingredient be missing?
Some SPLs do not provide a complete structured inactive-ingredient list, and older or unusual labels may only include the information in narrative text.
Can inactive ingredients matter?
Yes. They can matter for allergies, intolerances, dyes, gluten / lactose concerns, preservatives, and formulation differences — but confirm with a pharmacist or the manufacturer when it’s clinically important.
💲 Pricing
A drug doesn't have one price. Each row is a different public payment system, and none is what you'd pay at the counter — that depends on your insurance. The ⓘ on each row explains what it measures.
| Price system | Per g | Per package |
|---|---|---|
| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs. | |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data. | |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
ℹ️
No price is published for this exact package yet. CMS surveys NADAC per package size, so a different pack of the same drug often has one.
Where does this data come from?
NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) is the CMS weekly pharmacy-acquisition-cost survey — what pharmacies pay. ASP (Average Sales Price) is the CMS Medicare Part B drug-payment file, published quarterly. Medicaid pays is computed by us from CMS State Drug Utilization Data (total reimbursed ÷ units, trailing 12 months) — gross of rebates and inclusive of dispensing fees, so it reflects what Medicaid paid, not an acquisition cost. Medicare drug plans pay is the median negotiated point-of-sale unit cost across plans listing this NDC in the CMS quarterly Prescription Drug Plan pricing files, before rebates. The VA pays is the federal contract price (FSS, and the statutory Big 4 ceiling where listed) from the VA National Acquisition Center pharmaceutical price file. All are free public government data; each measures a different payer, so the figures are not directly comparable.
🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
About this product: other versions of the same ingredient, strength and form are listed above, least expensive first, with FDA equivalence ratings where available.
Where does this data come from?
Equivalents are other NDCs of the same ingredient, form and route from the openFDA NDC Directory, ranked least-expensive-first by NADAC. Therapeutic-equivalence (AB) ratings come from the FDA Orange Book; biologics use the FDA Purple Book for biosimilar & interchangeable status.
⏳ Availability & generic status
🏛️
2015
On the market since
Dec 2015
📍
2026
Currently FDA-listed
11 years listed
🔒
·
No generic listed yet
brand only
ℹ️No FDA-approved generic found
We did not find an FDA-approved generic match for this exact strength, form and route.
Where does this data come from?
Patents and exclusivity from the FDA Orange Book (small-molecule drugs), refreshed from public FDA data. Generic launch timing is an estimate, not a guarantee.
💊 Medicaid utilization by pack size
Medicaid (SDUD) totals over the four most recent reported quarters for every package size of this drug — handy when a specific package (e.g. a starter/titration pack) carries little or no Medicaid volume on its own.
Drug total (last 4 qtrs): 2,405 Rx · 72,374 units · $27,281 gross reimbursed
Tap a pack size to open its page. Source: CMS State Drug Utilization Data, last 4 quarters.
🔬 Reported adverse events (FAERS)
Read carefully: FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified. Counts are not incidence, do not establish causation, are subject to reporting bias, and cannot be used to compare one drug to another. Shown for signal context only. Reports for Triple Antibiotic (this brand).
Top reported reactions
Reporter sex
Male · 34%
Female · 66%
Reports over time (by year) — tap or hover for the count & year
Most recent year is provisional (FAERS lags ~3 months).
Where does this data come from?
Adverse-event reports from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA. FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified — counts are not incidence and don’t establish causation.
📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Per unit | Per pack | Marketing start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51672-2120-01 | 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (51672-2120-1) / 14.2 g in 1 TUBE | $0.1393 / g | $1.98 | 2015-12-15 | Active |
| 51672-2120-02 | 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (51672-2120-2) / 28.4 g in 1 TUBE | $0.1104 / g | $3.13 | 2015-12-15 | Active |
| 51672-2120-03 You're viewing this | 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (51672-2120-3) / 60 g in 1 TUBE | — | — | 2015-12-15 | Active |
| 51672-2120-06 | 6 APPLICATOR in 1 CARTON (51672-2120-6) / .9 g in 1 APPLICATOR | — | — | 2021-09-20 | Active |
| 51672-2120-08 | 15 APPLICATOR in 1 CARTON (51672-2120-8) / .9 g in 1 APPLICATOR | — | — | 2021-09-20 | Active |
| 51672-2120-09 | 144 APPLICATOR in 1 CARTON (51672-2120-9) / .9 g in 1 APPLICATOR | — | — | 2021-09-20 | Active |
This pack shows little to no recent Medicaid volume — a different pack size carries most fills. See all packs ↓
Pack size FAQ
What quantity is in NDC 51672-2120-03?
NDC 51672-2120-03 is listed by the FDA — 1 tube in 1 carton / 60 g in 1 tube.
What NDC number is used to bill for this package of Triple Antibiotic Bacitracin Zinc, Neomycin Sulfate, and Polymyxin B Sulfate 400 [iU]/g; 3.5 mg/g; 5000 [iU]/g Ointment?
Bill NDC 51672-2120-03 — the 11-digit billing format is 51672212003. Pharmacy and medical claims use the 11-digit form; the FDA label may print a shorter form of the same code.
Prices are the latest CMS NADAC pharmacy acquisition cost per NDC; per-pack figures are per-unit × pack quantity, shown only when the pack is denominated in the same measure NADAC prices.
🧭 About this NDC listing & data coverage
Over-the-counter (OTC) product
What data is (and isn’t) available for this NDC — tap to expand
| NDC identity (package / product / labeler codes) | ✓ Available |
| Labeler | ✓ Available |
| Product & package description | ✓ Available |
| Marketing category & status | ✓ Available |
| Active ingredient / dosage form / route | ✓ Available |
| FDA label (SPL via DailyMed) | ✓ Available |
| Package photos | ✓ Available |
| Inactive ingredients (structured) | ✓ Available |
| NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) | — Not published for this NDC CMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey. |
| Orange Book / therapeutic-equivalence data | — Not published for this NDC Applies only to products approved under an NDA/ANDA; many listings are out of scope. |
| HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk | — Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal. |
| Medicaid utilization (CMS SDUD) | — Not published for this NDC CMS reports utilization only for NDCs with Medicaid claims above its privacy threshold. |
“Not published” reflects what the public FDA / CMS / NLM sources provide for this exact package code — it is a property of the data feeds, not a judgment about the product.
Questions about this listing
Is this NDC FDA-approved?
An NDC listing does not by itself establish FDA approval — the NDC Directory records that a product is listed with FDA, not that it was reviewed and approved. This listing's marketing category is "Otc Monograph Drug". Products approved under an application carry an NDA, ANDA, or BLA number.
Why is there no price listed?
The pricing shown on our NDC pages comes from CMS NADAC, a voluntary survey of retail community pharmacy invoices. CMS does not publish a NADAC for every NDC — packages outside the retail survey (institutional and hospital products, bulk packages, discontinued items, and many OTC items) may never receive one. A missing price reflects the survey's scope, not this product's actual cost, and does not mean the product is free or unavailable.
Is the NDC printed on the package the same as the 11-digit billing NDC?
Yes, they identify this exact package in different formats. The FDA registers it as 51672-2120-3, which is what is printed on the packaging and shown on DailyMed. Insurance claims use a fixed 11-digit 5-4-2 format, so the short segment is padded with a leading zero: 51672-2120-03, written without dashes as 51672212003. The Identity section at the top of this page lists every form of this code.
What do the three segments of this NDC mean?
In 51672-2120-03, the first segment (51672) is the labeler code FDA assigned to Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.; the middle segment (2120) identifies this specific product — its ingredient, strength, and dosage form; and the last segment (03) identifies this exact package size and type. Together they name one specific package of one specific product.
Is this package still being marketed?
Yes, per the latest FDA NDC Directory data on this page: this package is listed as actively marketed, with no marketing end date reported by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.. Listing status can change — the directory data on this page refreshes weekly.
Does this product come in other package sizes?
Yes — the FDA directory lists 5 other package presentations of this same product, including 1 tube (51672-2120-01), 1 tube (51672-2120-02), 6 applicators (51672-2120-06). Each has its own NDC and its own page — see the package list near the top of this page.
Who lists this product with the FDA?
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. is the labeler of record for this NDC — the company under whose FDA-assigned code the package is listed. The labeler may be the manufacturer itself or a distributor marketing the product under its own code.
Do I need a prescription for this product?
This NDC is listed with FDA as an over-the-counter product, so it does not require a prescription. Follow the package directions, and ask your pharmacist if you are unsure whether it is right for you.
This page identifies an FDA-listed package (the NDC) and reports public regulatory and pricing data about the listing. It is reference information, not a medical recommendation — talk to your pharmacist or prescriber about your own medication.
Where does this data come from?
Listing facts (marketing category, packager status, marketing dates) from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory; label availability from DailyMed; pricing coverage from CMS NADAC; equivalence scope from the FDA Orange Book.
📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
The complete FDA label for this product — the official Drug Facts labeling, verbatim, section by section. Jump with a chip, search within the label, or expand everything.
🎯 Indications and Usage
⏱️ Dosage and Administration
⚠️ Warnings
📦 Storage and Handling
🧪 Active Ingredient
🧪 Inactive Ingredients
🎯 Purpose
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
Uses first aid to help prevent infection in minor: cuts scrapes burns
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
Directions clean the affected area apply a small amount of this product (an amount equal to the surface area of the tip of a finger) on the area 1 to 3 times daily may be covered with a sterile bandage
⚠️ Warnings ▾
Warnings For external use only. Do not use if you are allergic to any of the ingredients in the eyes over large areas of the body Ask a doctor before use if you have deep or puncture wounds animal bites serious burns Stop use and ask a doctor if you need to use longer than 1 week condition persists or gets worse rash or other allergic reaction develops Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
📦 Storage and Handling ▾
Other information To open: unscrew cap, pull tab to remove foil seal store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F) see carton or tube crimp for lot number and expiration date
🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
Active ingredients (in each gram) Purpose Bacitracin zinc USP 400 units First aid antibiotic Neomycin sulfate USP 3.5 mg First aid antibiotic Polymyxin B sulfate USP 5,000 units First aid antibiotic
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
Inactive ingredients cocoa butter, cottonseed oil, olive oil, sodium pyruvate, vitamin E, white petrolatum
🎯 Purpose ▾
Active ingredients (in each gram) Purpose Bacitracin zinc USP 400 units First aid antibiotic Neomycin sulfate USP 3.5 mg First aid antibiotic Polymyxin B sulfate USP 5,000 units First aid antibiotic
No label section mentions that — try another word, or open the full label on DailyMed below.
Source: FDA Structured Product Labeling, mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA.
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For educational and professional reference only — not medical advice. Pricing reflects published
NADAC and CMS ASP (free public data) and may differ from your acquisition cost; always verify before billing or dispensing.