Sulfonamide Drug
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A Sulfonamide Drug is a medication based on Sulfonamide.
- Example(s):
- a Thiazide-Like Diuretic, such as: Chlortalidone.
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- See: Penicillin, Medication, Antimicrobial, Sulfonamide (Chemistry), Anticonvulsant, Sultiame, Sulfonylurea, Thiazide Diuretics, Drug Allergy, Adverse Drug Reactions.
References
2022
- (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfonamide_(medicine) Retrieved:2022-9-14.
- Sulfonamide is a functional group (a part of a molecule) that is the basis of several groups of drugs, which are called sulphonamides, sulfa drugs or sulpha drugs. The original antibacterial sulfonamides are synthetic (nonantibiotic) antimicrobial agents that contain the sulfonamide group. Some sulfonamides are also devoid of antibacterial activity, e.g., the anticonvulsant sultiame. The sulfonylureas and thiazide diuretics are newer drug groups based upon the antibacterial sulfonamides.
Allergies to sulfonamides are common. The overall incidence of adverse drug reactions to sulfa antibiotics is approximately 3%, close to penicillin; hence medications containing sulfonamides are prescribed carefully.
Sulfonamide drugs were the first broadly effective antibacterials to be used systemically, and paved the way for the antibiotic revolution in medicine.
- Sulfonamide is a functional group (a part of a molecule) that is the basis of several groups of drugs, which are called sulphonamides, sulfa drugs or sulpha drugs. The original antibacterial sulfonamides are synthetic (nonantibiotic) antimicrobial agents that contain the sulfonamide group. Some sulfonamides are also devoid of antibacterial activity, e.g., the anticonvulsant sultiame. The sulfonylureas and thiazide diuretics are newer drug groups based upon the antibacterial sulfonamides.