Title: Septra (Antibiotic): Uses, Dosage & Side Effects - Drugs.com
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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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Septra
Generic Name: sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim (oral) (SUL fa meth OX a zole and trye METH oh prim)
Brand Name: Septra, Septra DS
Medically reviewed by Kaci Durbin, MD. Last updated on March 3, 2021. Uses
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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.