Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria. Pneumocystis pneumonia in AIDS. Toxoplasmosis.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Infants

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Pregnancy.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Severe anaphylaxis reactions.

Drug Category/Class

  • Antimalarials
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary
  • Antibacterials for Systemic Use
  • Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim
  • Antiinfectives for Systemic Use
Prescribed Sulfadoxine is used in combination with pyrimethamine for the treatment or prevention of malaria. It can also be used to treat various infections i...
Weight :310.329
Structure Sulfadoxine
Generic Drug Sulfadoxine prescribed Sulfadoxine is used in combination with pyrimethamine for the treatment or prevention of malaria. It can also be used to treat various infections i...
Formula

C12H14N4O4S

Sulfadoxine has 0 Brands listed


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