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   			ISSUE 1280
February 25, 2008
                			
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				Retapamulin (Altabax) - A New Topical Antibiotic
February 25, 2008 (Issue: 1280)
				Retapamulin (re-tap'-a-mue'-lin; Altabax - Glaxo SmithKline) is a topical antibiotic recently approved by the FDA for treatment of bullous and non-bullous impetigo due to Streptococcus pyogenes and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. It is...more
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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