Sulfamethoxazole is an antibiotic. It is used for bacterial infections such as urinary tract infections, bronchitis, and prostatitis and is effective against both gram negative and positive bacteria such as Listeria monocytogenes and E. coli.

IUPAC Name 4-amino-N-(5-methyl-1,2-oxazol-3-yl)benzenesulfonamide

Chemical Class Sulfonamide

sulfonamide
Synthesis

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sulfamethoxazole synthesis
Uses

  • Trimethoprim + Sulfamethoxazole = Cotrimoxazole is used in respiratory tract infections, bacterial diarrhoeas and dysentery and Pneumocystis jiroveci.

  • Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)

Adverse Effects

  • Nausea, vomitting and epigastric pain.

  • Crystalluria

  • Haemolysis can occur in G-6-PD deficient individuals

  • Hypersensitivity