Sequence Information

    • DRAMP ID

    • DRAMP29328

    • Name

    • Polymyxin B

    • Sequence

    • Not available

    • Description

    • Polymyxin B is a polymyxin antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of infections in the body.They are basic polypeptides of about eight amino acids and have cationic detergent action on cell membranes.

    • Activity

    • Antibacterial

    • Target Organism

      • No MICs found on DRAMP database

    • Reference

      • A Review of the Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Polymyxin B.(PMID: 30909507)

Clinical Information

    • Medical use

    • Treatment of infections of the urinary tract, meninges, and blood stream, caused by susceptible strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    • Company

    • Unknown

    • Stage of Development

    • In market

    • Comments

    • Polymyxin is active against common Gram negative bacteria but not Gram negative cocci, Gram positive bacteria, or anaerobic bacteria.