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fusidic acid

fusidic acid noun: a bacteriostatic antibiotic that is often used topically in creams and eyedrops but may also be given systemically as tablets or injections.

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.
    • After fusidic acid eyedrops were acquired by AMCo, the price rose from £2.09 in May 2013 to £29.06 in April 2016.2016 October 27, Paul Gallagher, Hunt vows crackdown on firms selling overpriced drugs to NHS, in i, № 1,848, page 5

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Questions about fusidic acid

What does fusidic acid mean?
Fusidic acid means a bacteriostatic antibiotic that is often used topically in creams and eyedrops but may also be given systemically as tablets or injections.
What part of speech is fusidic acid?
Fusidic acid is a noun.

Words near fusidic acid in the dictionary

  1. fusidane
  2. fusidanes
  3. fusidate
  4. fusidates
  5. fusidic
  6. fusidic acid
  7. fusiform
  8. fusiform gyri
  9. fusiform gyrus
  10. fusiform gyruses
  11. fusiformly

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