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.

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Meanings

nounfusidic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fucidin

Translations

Finnish fusidiinihappo
  • fusidiinihappoantibiotic
Russian фуси́довая кислота́
  • фуси́довая кислота́ (fusídovaja kislotá)antibiotic
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APA

fusidic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fusidic%20acid

MLA

“fusidic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fusidic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fusidic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fusidic%20acid.

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