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Sulfamylon Cream Drug Center

What is Prescribing information?

The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.

Sulfamylon Cream Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

SULFAMYLON Cream (mafenide acetate cream) is a topical agent indicated for adjunctive therapy of patients with second- and third- degree bums.

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What is Patient information?

Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.

Sulfamylon Cream Patient Information: Side Effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Tell your caregivers right away if you have a serious side effect such as:

  • pale or yellowed skin, dark colored urine, fever, confusion or weakness;
  • chest pain, fast or pounding heartbeats, headache, confusion;
  • nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, appetite changes, muscle weakness, bone pain, and weight loss;
  • rapid breathing, gasping, or feeling short of breath; or
  • s...

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What is Consumer information?

A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.

Sulfamylon Cream Consumer Information: Uses

This medication is used alone or with other medications to help prevent and treat wound infections in patients with severe burns. Mafenide is a drug applied to the skin that belongs to a class of drugs known as sulfa antibiotics. It works by killing bacteria that may infect an open wound. Killing bacteria helps to promote wound healing and to decrease the risk of the bacteria spreading to surrounding skin or to the blood, thereby helping to prevent a serious blood infection (sepsis).

HOW TO USE: Follow all instructions for proper preparation and use...

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What is Sulfamylon Cream Consumer Information?

Warnings - Uses - How to Use - Side Effects - Precautions - Drug Interactions and More

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