Title: Septra (Antibiotic): Uses, Dosage & Side Effects - Drugs.com
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Septra
What is Septra?
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Do not breastfeed while using this medicine.
This medicine should not be given to a child younger than 2 months old.
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What is Septra? Septra contains a combination of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim are are both antibiotics that treat different types of infection caused by bacteria. Septra is used to treat ear infections, urinary tract infections, bronchitis, traveler's diarrhea, shigellosis, and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. Warnings
You should not use Septra if you have severe liver disease, kidney disease that is not being monitored, anemia caused by folic acid deficiency, if you take dofetilide, or if you have had low platelets caused by using trimethoprim or a sulfa drug. You should not take Septra if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Before taking this medicine
You should not use Septra if you are allergic to sulfamethoxazole or trimethoprim, or if you have: severe liver disease; kidney disease that is not being treated or monitored; anemia (low red blood cells) caused by folic acid deficiency;