Bactrim Information
What's inside Bactrim
Bactrim Active Ingredients: sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, details.| Bactrim Dosages & Strengths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strength | Format | Route | Strength | Class |
| Bactrim 400 mg-80 mg | tablet | oral | 1.0 each | OTC |
| Bactrim 400 mg-80 mg | tablet | oral | 1.0 each | OTC |
Recent Bactrim Side Effects
Posted by jmbell 1 day ago
I was prescribed Bactrim for a staph infection that turned out to be MRSA. I took the pills (2 pill 2x a day for 10 days). I...
Posted by manjapra 28 days ago
I completed the cycle of taking this drug. The next day I started to itch all over the body, followed by numbness in my jaws,...
Posted by normallyhealthy 28 days ago
I don't wish this on anyone, but it's comforting to know I am not the only one. On Day 3 of taking Bactrim, developed a slig...
Bactrim in the News
Antibiotics and alcohol: Should I avoid mixing them? - MayoClinic.com
A few antibiotics — such as metronidazole (Flagyl), tinidazole (Tindamax) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) — should not be mixed with alcohol ...
Wed Mar 05 03:27:02 -0500 2008
A night in the life of KMC's ER - Bakersfield Californian (subscription)
Bateman gets some more Bactrim, which treats MRSA, and pain medicine. About an hour later, Sylvia Abrigo, who worries she’s miscarrying, is taken to a room ...
Fri Feb 29 20:43:23 -0500 2008
The ugly truth about life with a 'superbug' - CNN
More antibiotics, this time something called Bactrim. Health.com: How not to catch MRSA Eventually, I saw an infectious-disease specialist, ...
Fri Feb 22 10:13:48 -0500 2008
Bactrim Chemical Information
sulfamethoxazole - A broad-spectrum, short-acting sulfanilamide and a synthetic analog of para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) with antibacterial property. Sulfamethoxazole competes with PABA for the bacterial enzyme dihydropteroate synthase, thereby preventing the incorporation of PABA into dihydrofolic acid, the immediate precursor of folic acid. This leads to an inhibition of bacterial folic acid synthesis and de novo synthesis of purines and pyrimidines, ultimately resulting in cell growth arrest and cell death.
trimethoprim - A synthetic derivative of trimethoxybenzyl-pyrimidine with antibacterial and antiprotozoal properties. As a pyrimidine inhibitor of bacterial dihydrofolate reductase, trimethoprim binds tightly to the bacterial enzyme, blocking the production of tetrahydrofolic acid from dihydrofolic acid. The antibacterial activity of this agent is potentiated by sulfonamides. (NCI04)
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