Introduction
Pamulin Ointment 1% is an antibiotic for skin infections like impetigo.
Uses
Pamulin Ointment 1% is a topical antibiotic agent used for the treatment of impetigo caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes.
For use in adults and pediatric patients aged 9 months and older for the topical treatment of impetigo (up to 100 cm2 in total area in adults or 2% total body surface area in pediatric patients aged 9 months or older) due to Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-susceptible isolates only) or Streptococcus pyogenes.
Associated Conditions
Pharmacodynamics
Pamulin Ointment 1% is a semisynthetic pleuromutilin antibiotic. This drug is usually bacteriostatic in action, but may become bactericidal at highed concentrations (when MBC is 1000 times higher than MIC). Pamulin Ointment 1% acts by selectively inhibiting the initiation of protein synthesis in bacteria at the level of bacterial 50S ribosome.
Mechanism of Action
Pamulin Ointment 1% is a bacterial protein synthesis inhibitor belonging to a class of compounds called pleuromutilins. These compounds inhibit the initiation of protein synthesis by binding to a specific site on the 50S subunit of bacterial ribosome (domain V of 23S rRNA). This binding site involves ribosomal protein L3 and is in the region of the ribosomal P site and peptidyl transferase center. By virtue of binding to this site, pleuromutilins inhibit peptidyl transfer, block P-site interactions, and prevent the normal formation of active 50S ribosomal subunits.
Protein Binding
Pamulin Ointment 1% is approximately 94% bound to human plasma proteins, and the protein binding is independent of concentration.
Food Interactions
No interactions found.
