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Sulfisoxasol
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Available alone or with erythromycin (a macrolide) in generic form for kids with recurrent otitis media
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sulfamethoxazole: available with what other drug?
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available with trimethoprim aka co-trimoxizole TMP-SMZ
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sulfacetamide
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bleph-10, Topical treatment used on eyelid for ulcerative blepharitis. S. Aureus and S. Epidermidis usually cause
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Silver Sulfadiazine
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Used to treat burns to prevent sepsis. sulfa can be absorbed if covering a large area.
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Mafadine
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used for burns. Can cause metabolic acidosis by inhibiting carbonic anhydrase.
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CRYSTALLURIA
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Side effect of sulfa drugs. recommended drinking lots of water
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KERNICTERUS billirubin encephalopathy
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Sulfa drugs displace billiruben from serum albumin and enter CNS.
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When should sulfonimides be avoided?
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Last months of pregnancy and in infants less than 2 months old.
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Blood Dyscrasias
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Rare sida effect of sulfonamides. acute hemolytic anemia, agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia. Rare but can be FATAL. Do not use topicals if there is a known Hx of blood dyscrasias.
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What is Stevens-Johnson syndrome?
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Hypersensitivity Rxn from sulfonamides. fever, headache, cough & conjunctivitis followed by macules on face, neck & other areas eventually forming bullous eruptions on skin & mucous membranes.
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