Mupirocin Calcium Salt shows a high level of activity against staphylococci and streptococci and against certain gram-negative bacteria. Mupirocin Calcium Salt is highly bound (95% bound) to the protein of human serum, and activity was reduced 10- to 20-fold in the presence of human serum.

Mupirocin Calcium Salt is well absorbed after oral and parenteral administration but serum antibiotic concentrations were short-lived as a result of extensive degradation to the antibacterially inactive metabolite, monic acid A.