sulfa drug, sulfa, sulpha, sulfonamide

antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA

• sulfacetamide, Sulamyd — a topical sulfonamide (trade name Sulamyd) used to treat eye infections
• sulfadiazine — a sulfa drug used in treating meningitis and pneumonia and other infections
• sulfamethazine, sulfamezathine — a sulfa drug used like sulfadiazine and also in veterinary medicine
• sulfamethoxazole, Gantanol — a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract)
• sulfanilamide — a white odorless crystalline sulfa drug; the parent compound of most of the sulfa drugs
• sulfapyridine — sulfa drug derived from pyridine and sulfanilamide
• sulfisoxazole, Gantrisin — a sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract
• Thiosulfil — trade name for a sulfonamide antibacterial

• antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide — any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth