Bactrim, also known as mupirocin ointment, is an antibiotic that can be used for pimples that show signs of inflammation such as redness, swelling, heat, or pain, and erythromycin ointment, fusidic acid ointment, or iodophor have similar effects. If there is no redness, swelling, heat or pain, Bactrim may not be very useful. Pimples without redness, swelling, heat, or pain indicate that the inflammation is not very pronounced, so you can use medications that treat acne, such as you can use benzoyl peroxide gel, acne cryptomerone gel, retinoic acid ointment, adapalene gel, and so on. If there are red, swollen, hot, painful acne, the effect of external Bactrim is worse, it is necessary to take oral antibiotic treatment, you can take oral clarithromycin, levofloxacin, roxithromycin, azithromycin, cephalosporin drugs and so on. At the same time to eat a light diet, spicy, stimulating, greasy food and sweets as little as possible.