Title: Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole - Wikipedia
Headings: Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
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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
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
738-70-5
Y
723-46-6
Y
PubChem CID
358641
DrugBank
DB01015
DB00440
ChemSpider
318412
UNII
JE42381TNV
AN164J8Y0X
Y
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. It may be used both to treat and prevent pneumocystis pneumonia and toxoplasmosis in people with HIV/AIDS and other causes of immunosuppression.