Foskina Side Effects

Ointment: Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Stop using Mupirocin (Foskina) Ointment and inform the doctor immediately if the patient gets any of these symptoms.
Conditions to look out for: Severe skin reactions or allergies. These are very rare in people using mupirocin.
Signs include: raised and itchy rash; swelling, sometimes of the face or mouth, causing difficulty in breathing; fainting or loss of consciousness.
If the patient develops a severe skin reaction or an allergy: wash off the ointment, stop using it and tell the doctor as soon as possible.
On rare occasions, medicines like mupirocin can cause inflammation of the colon (large intestine), causing diarrhoea, usually with blood and mucus, stomach pain, fever (pseudomembranous colitis).
The following side effects may happen with this medicine: Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people): Burning sensation where the ointment is applied.
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people): Itchiness, redness, stinging and dryness on the skin where Mupirocin (Foskina) ointment is applied.
Allergic rash, itchiness, redness or soreness of the skin can also occur on other parts of the body.
Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people): Swollen face and/or difficulty in breathing. This may be a sign of a serious allergic reaction that could require emergency treatment.