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Mupirocin 20 MG/ML Topical Cream — RxCUI 311877

RxNorm drug concept · Semantic clinical drug
RxCUI 311877 Semantic clinical drug · SCD ● Current RxNorm concept 10 FDA products 18 package NDCs Snapshot Jul 14, 2026

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🗂️ Key Facts

RxCUI311877
Official nameMupirocin 20 MG/ML Topical Cream
Concept typeSemantic clinical drug (SCD)
RxNorm statusCurrent RxNorm concept
Also known asmupirocin 2 % Topical Cream; mupirocin (as mupirocin calcium) 20 MG/ML Topical Cream
FDA products mapped10
Package NDCs mapped18
Reported Medicaid activity (SDUD)12,280 prescriptions · 22 state & territory Medicaid programs · latest period Q4 2025
RxNorm release07/06/2026
Snapshot dataJul 14, 2026

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  • Mupirocin is a topical antibiotic — meaning it's applied directly to the skin. The ointment form is used to treat impetigo, which is a contagious bacterial skin infection common in...
  • Apply a small amount — about the size of a pea — to the affected area three times a day using a cotton swab or gauze pad. You can cover the area with a gauze dressing if you'd like...
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  • Most people do just fine with mupirocin. The most common side effects are headache, nausea, rash, and a little burning or itching where you applied it. Those are usually mild and g...
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🕸️ Concept Web — How Mupirocin 20 MG/ML Topical Cream Connects

One RxCUI never lives alone. Follow the path from the raw ingredient down to the exact strength-and-form concepts FDA products carry — every stop is a real RxNorm concept with its own identifier. Hover or focus any chip for what it means.
This page's concept Mupirocin 20 MG/ML Topical Cream RxCUI 311877

Every web starts here: one RxCUI, one fixed meaning in the RxNorm vocabulary.

  1. Ingredients 1

    The active substance itself — no strength, form, or brand attached yet.

    • Mupirocin 42372
  2. Brand names 2

    The same medicine's trade names. A brand name alone says nothing about strength or form.

    • Bactroban 227591
    • Pirnuo 2286610
  3. Dose forms 8

    The ingredient poured into a form — tablet, solution, cream — still without one fixed strength.

    • Mupirocin Topical Cream 377768
    • Mupirocin Topical Product 1156383
    • Mupirocin Topical Cream [Bactroban] 362140
    • Mupirocin Topical Cream [Pirnuo] 2286612
    • Bactroban Topical Product 1167961
    • Pirnuo Topical Product 2286613
    • Topical Cream 316982
    • Topical Product 1151122
  4. Clinical & branded drugs 5

    Ingredient + strength + dose form. These are the concepts real FDA products actually carry.

    • Mupirocin 20 MG/ML 346266
    • Mupirocin 20 MG/ML Topical Cream [Bactroban] 213182
    • Mupirocin 20 MG/ML Topical Cream [Pirnuo] 2286614
    • Mupirocin 20 MG/ML [Bactroban] 573105
    • Mupirocin 20 MG/ML [Pirnuo] 2286611

Showing up to 8 concepts per family — 16 of 16 stored related concepts drawn.
These are official RxNorm vocabulary relationships — how concepts name and organize the same medicine. They do not establish therapeutic equivalence or substitutability: two concepts appearing in one web is never a statement that products can be swapped.

🔀 Generic ⇄ Brand Crosswalk

The same medicine has an unbranded (generic) identity and one or more brand-name identities — each with its own RxCUI. This is a naming relationship in RxNorm, not a statement that any two products are substitutable.

Generic (Clinical) Concepts

  • Mupirocin 20 MG/ML SCDC · 346266
  • Mupirocin Topical Cream SCDF · 377768
  • Mupirocin Topical Product SCDG · 1156383

Brand-Name Concepts

  • Mupirocin 20 MG/ML Topical Cream [Pirnuo] SBD · 2286614
  • Mupirocin 20 MG/ML Topical Cream [Bactroban] SBD · 213182
  • Mupirocin 20 MG/ML [Bactroban] SBDC · 573105
  • Mupirocin 20 MG/ML [Pirnuo] SBDC · 2286611
  • Mupirocin Topical Cream [Bactroban] SBDF · 362140
  • Mupirocin Topical Cream [Pirnuo] SBDF · 2286612
  • Bactroban Topical Product SBDG · 1167961
  • Pirnuo Topical Product SBDG · 2286613
  • Bactroban BN · 227591
  • Pirnuo BN · 2286610

📦 FDA Products & Package NDCs

10 products · 18 package NDCs
18 package NDCs map to RxCUI 311877 in the current snapshot — up to 50 per page. Each linked NDC opens its full package page.
Package NDC Package Brand / generic name Labeler Marketing start
16714-0055-01 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (16714-055-01) / 15 g in 1 TUBE Mupirocin NORTHSTAR RX LLC 2020-11-25
16714-0055-02 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (16714-055-02) / 30 g in 1 TUBE Mupirocin NORTHSTAR RX LLC 2020-11-25
21922-0029-04 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (21922-029-04) / 15 g in 1 TUBE Mupirocin Encube Ethicals, Inc. 2021-09-02
21922-0029-05 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (21922-029-05) / 30 g in 1 TUBE Mupirocin Encube Ethicals, Inc. 2021-09-02
46708-0624-15 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (46708-624-15) / 15 g in 1 TUBE MUPIROCIN Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited 2025-03-18
46708-0624-30 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (46708-624-30) / 30 g in 1 TUBE MUPIROCIN Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited 2025-03-18
51672-1370-01 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (51672-1370-1) / 15 g in 1 TUBE Mupirocin Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. 2020-04-27
51672-1370-02 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (51672-1370-2) / 30 g in 1 TUBE Mupirocin Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. 2020-04-27
62332-0624-15 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (62332-624-15) / 15 g in 1 TUBE MUPIROCIN Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2021-12-01
62332-0624-30 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (62332-624-30) / 30 g in 1 TUBE MUPIROCIN Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. 2021-12-01
68462-0560-47 1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (68462-560-47) / 42.5 g in 1 BOTTLE Pirnuo Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA 2019-07-29
68462-0564-17 15 g in 1 TUBE (68462-564-17) Mupirocin Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA 2013-01-24
68462-0564-35 30 g in 1 TUBE (68462-564-35) Mupirocin Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA 2013-01-24
69238-2029-03 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (69238-2029-3) / 30 g in 1 TUBE Mupirocin Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC 2022-11-17
69238-2029-05 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (69238-2029-5) / 15 g in 1 TUBE Mupirocin Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC 2022-11-17
70518-3774-00 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (70518-3774-0) / 30 g in 1 TUBE Mupirocin REMEDYREPACK INC. 2023-06-22
85766-0204-15 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (85766-204-15) / 15 g in 1 TUBE Mupirocin Sportpharm LLC 2026-05-04
85766-0204-30 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (85766-204-30) / 30 g in 1 TUBE Mupirocin Sportpharm LLC 2026-05-04
Observed labelers: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA (3) · Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. (2) · Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited (2) · Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC (2) · Encube Ethicals, Inc. (2) · NORTHSTAR RX LLC (2) · +3 more — this is the FDA-listed mapping footprint, not sales, inventory, availability, or market share.

🗃️ Sources & Limits

Atlas generation902fddb9-e9c1-4004-bf4c-dba4d51037c7
openFDA export observedJul 14, 2026
RxNorm release07/06/2026
Methodology2026-07-full-catalog-v1
  • A shared RxCUI does not prove interchangeability. Products mapped to the same concept are not thereby equivalent or substitutable — equivalence is a separate, product-level determination.
  • Listing here does not establish approval or coverage. Appearing in this snapshot is a data observation, not an FDA approval status or a payer coverage decision.
  • Missing data never means zero. A silent dataset (no price, no billing code, no utilization) means no observation — not that the real-world value is zero.
  • Counts describe the mapping footprint. Product, package, and labeler counts are the FDA-listed mapping footprint in this snapshot — not sales, inventory, availability, or market share.
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