Why Is Polymyxin Only Used On The Skin

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Why Is Polymyxin Only Used On The Skin

? It can also damage living human cell membranes, but the drug is safely used on the skin, where the outer layers of cells are dead. It is sensitive to degradation by acid, making oral delivery unsuitable. It can disrupt the metabolic pathways found in humans. It has no effect on bacteria that live in the GI tract.
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It can also damage living human cell membranes, but the drug is safely used on the skin, where the outer layers of cells are dead.

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