Title: Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole - Wikipedia
Headings: Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Contents
Medical uses
Susceptibility
Pregnancy and breast feeding
Babies
Adverse effects
Contraindications
Interactions
Overdose
Pharmacology
Society and culture
Approval
Indications for co-trimoxazole
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Content: Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole - Wikipedia
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
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Antiobiotic
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Trimethoprim (top) and sulfamethoxazole (bottom)
Combination of
Sulfamethoxazole
Sulfonamide antibiotic
Trimethoprim
Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor
Clinical data
Trade names
Bactrim, Cotrim, Septra, others
Other names
Co-trimoxazole ( BAN UK)
AHFS / Drugs.com
Monograph
License data
US DailyMed : Sulfamethoxazole_and_trimethoprim
Pregnancy
category
AU: C
US: N (Not classified yet)
Routes of
administration
By mouth, intravenous
ATC code
J01EE01 ( WHO) J04AM08 ( WHO)
Legal status
Legal status
AU: S4 (Prescription only)
CA: ℞-only
UK: POM (Prescription only)
US: ℞-only
Identifiers
CAS Number
8064-90-2
PubChem CID
358641
DrugBank
DB01015
DB00440
ChemSpider
318412
UNII
JE42381TNV
AN164J8Y0X
ChEBI
CHEBI:3770
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
DTXSID0032233
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Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole ( TMP/SMX ), also known as co-trimoxazole among other names, is an antibiotic used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. It consists of one part trimethoprim to five parts sulfamethoxazole. It is used for urinary tract infections, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections, travelers' diarrhea, respiratory tract infections, and cholera, among others.