fusidic acid

English

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.
   • 2016 October 27, Paul Gallagher, Hunt vows crackdown on firms selling overpriced drugs to NHS, in i, № 1,848, page 5:

     After fusidic acid eyedrops were acquired by AMCo, the price rose from £2.09 in May 2013 to £29.06 in April 2016.

Translations

antibiotic

• Finnish: fusidiinihappo
• Russian: фуси́довая кислота́ f (fusídovaja kislotá)

Further reading

• Fusidic acid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia