sulfa drug

Noun
  1. Antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA (synset 104359148)
    is a type of: antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide - any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
    subtypes:
    • sulamyd, sulfacetamide - a topical sulfonamide (trade name Sulamyd) used to treat eye infections
    • sulfadiazine - a sulfa drug used in treating meningitis and pneumonia and other infections
    • sulfamethazine, sulfamezathine - a sulfa drug used like sulfadiazine and also in veterinary medicine
    • gantanol, sulfamethoxazole - a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract)
    • sulfanilamide - a white odorless crystalline sulfa drug; the parent compound of most of the sulfa drugs
    • sulfapyridine - sulfa drug derived from pyridine and sulfanilamide
    • gantrisin, sulfisoxazole - a sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract
    • thiosulfil - trade name for a sulfonamide antibacterial
    same as: sulfa, sulfonamide, sulpha

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