Commonly referred to as sulfa drugs. These contain "sulfonamide" group in their structure. Classes of drugs include; 1. Antibiotics like sulfadiazine, trimethoprim, sulfasalazine... 2. Antidiabetic drugs like glipizide, glimepiride, gliclazide... (=sulfonylureas) 3. Thiazide diuretics like hydrochlorthiazide, indapamide, metalozone... 4. Loop diuretics like frusemide, torsemide,... 5. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor like acetazolamide... 6. COX2 inhibitors like celecoxib... Sulfa drugs are notorious for causing reactions which can even be fatal...
what is the difference between sulfonamides and penicillin
Sulfonamides inhibit dihydropteroate synthetase so that the bacteria's nucleotide synthesis is inhibited.
Sulfonamides are used to treat many kinds of infections caused by bacteria and certain other microorganisms.
Yes
Antibiotics or sulfonamides.
Sulfonamides
Antibiotics
Sulfonamides pass into breast milk and may cause liver problems, anemia, and other problems in nursing babies whose mothers take the medicine.
people have had severe and life-threatening reactions to sulfonamides. These include sudden, severe liver damage, serious blood problems, breakdown of the outer layer of the skin,
Yes, Sulfonamides should be taken on an empty stomach 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal. IF you do have GI upset then eat a small snack.
Sulfonamides are likely to precipitate in urine resulting in crystalluria.If the patient does not take adequate amounts of water(6-8 glasses/day) these are likely to aggregate into kidney stones
Sulfonamides are a class of antibiotic - the first class of useful antibiotic, in fact. They work by inhibiting the production of folate by bacteria. Because humans cannot make their own folate (we must eat folate produced by other organisms), sulfonamides do not affect human cells. Folate is necessary for the production of DNA and RNA, so inhibiting its production in bacterial cells stops the bacterial cells from dividing. Because sulfonamides to not directly kill the bacteria, only stop their spread, they are called bacteriostatic.