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Sulfadimethoxine (or sulphadimethoxine, trade names Di-Methox or Albon) is a long-lasting sulfonamide antimicrobial medication used in veterinary medicine. It is used to treat many infections, including respiratory, urinary tract, enteric, and soft tissue infections [3] and can be given as a standalone or combined with ormetoprim to broaden the target range. [2]
Common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, headache, fever, rash, depression, and pancreatitis. [1] It should not be used in people who have severe liver problems, kidney problems, or porphyria. [3] If used during pregnancy, it may increase the risk of kernicterus in the baby. [1]
Many patients will not develop these side effects, although there is still a significant possibility of risks associated with Antipsychotic usage. The percentage of patients affected by side effects like Tardive dyskinesia is significantly high and estimated to be a 20-50% prevalence. [1] [2]
However, the half-life of the drug noticeably increases in people with creatinine clearance rates equal to or less than 30 mL/minute. A half-life of 22–50 hours has been reported for people with creatinine clearances of less than 10 mL/minute. [11] Metabolism. Sulfamethoxazole is metabolized in the human liver to at least 5 metabolites.
Trimethoprim (TMP) is an antibiotic used mainly in the treatment of bladder infections. [1] Other uses include for middle ear infections and travelers' diarrhea. [1] With sulfamethoxazole or dapsone it may be used for Pneumocystis pneumonia in people with HIV/AIDS.
Sulfametoxydiazine or sulfamethoxydiazine (USAN: sulfameter) is a long-acting sulfonamide antibacterial. [1] It is used as a leprostatic agent and in the treatment of urinary tract infections.
Sulfadimidine or sulfamethazine is a sulfonamide antibacterial.. There are non-standardized a abbreviations for it as "sulfadimidine" (abbreviated SDI [1] [2] and more commonly but less reliably b SDD [3] [4]) and as "sulfamethazine" (abbreviated SMT [5] [6] and more commonly but less reliably c SMZ [7] [8]).
Megaloblastic anaemia; Methaemoglobinaemia; Erythema multiforme; Low blood sugar; Hepatitis (liver swelling); Crystalluria (crystals in the urine); Urinary obstruction causing difficulty passing urine