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Sulfur is a chemical element (S).
The so-called "sulpha" drugs contain sulfur in the molecule.

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Can you inhale sulfur hexafluoride if you're allergic to sulfur drugs?

I suspect that you mean sulpha drugs, rather than sulphur drugs. Sulphur hexafluoride is considered non-toxic; however, it could cause asphyxiation if too much were inhaled.Please understand that I am not, in any sense, medically qualified. For further information, please see the link.


Should you take keflex I am very allergic to sulfur?

Keflex is not a sulpha drug.


Does egg white have sulpha in it?

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Is levofloxacin a sulphur containing drug?

No. I am allergic to Sulpha drugs and I can take levofloxacin.


If allergic to sulpha could you be allergic to ferrous subsulfate as well?

Unlikely. Many compounds in your body contain sulfur, an element. Sulpha, or sulfa, refers to a class of antibiotics. It would be like being allergic to carbon or nitrogen.


Is sulfa in Ritalin?

No, Ritalin is does not contain sulfa and does not even have a sulfur atom within its structure to form the basis of sulpha. There are a number of medications besides antibiotics which do contain sulpha groups and which should be avoided by people with such allergies, but Ritalin is not one of them.


What are the products of oxygen and sulfur?

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Does clindamycin hydrochloride contain a sulfur drug?

I am allergic to sulpha and told this to the ER doctor and they prescribed this for me. I am not a medical expert and have now knowledge of medicine, but with that information I don't think they would prescribe this medicine with full knowledge the person taking it was allergic to sulpha. Took it for the 10 days with no problems.


Is sulfur a medicine?

Sort of. It has some medicinal properties, and many drugs are sulfur compounds.


Is sulfa the same as sulfate?

No. They are two separate things, although both contain sulfur. A sulfate is a compound containing sulfur and oxygen. The word "sulfa" is the short name for a class of antibiotic drugs, sulfonamides.


Is the correct spelling sulfa or sulpha?

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