Sulfamethoxazole. Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim is a combination antibiotic used to treat ear infections urinary tract infections bronchitis travelers diarrhea shigellosis and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. It prevents the formation of dihydrofolic acid a compound that bacteria must be able to make in order to survive.
Sulfamethoxazole stops bacteria from making dihydrofolic acid and trimethoprim prevents the formation of tetrahydrofolic acid. Sulfamethoxazole is an anti- bacterial sulfonamide. Bactrim sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim DS is a combination of two antibiotics used to treat urinary tract infections acute otitis media bronchitis Shigellosis Pneumocystis pneumonia travelers diarrhea methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA and other bacterial infections susceptible to this antibiotic.
This medication is a combination of two antibiotics.
Find patient medical information for sulfamethoxazole oral on WebMD including its uses side effects and safety interactions pictures warnings and user ratings. Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination administration dosage Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination therapeutic use Substances. It works by eliminating the bacteria that cause many kinds of infections. Sulfamethoxazole SMZ or SMX is an antibiotic.