Saturday, 21 November 2015
Bactrim (Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole)
BACTRIM
Bactrim Information
Bactrim is a combination of
trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (both of them are popular antibiotics that
are used in the treating of several types of bacterial infections). This drug
has proven to be very useful in the treatment of bronchitis, Urinary Tract
Infections, traveler’s diarrhea, otitis (ear infections), and Pneumocystis
carinii (a type of Pneumonia).
Bactrim Indications
Bactrim is a popular drug that
has been successfully prescribed to patients who were suffering from
otitis, Urinary Tract Infections, traveler’s diarrhea, some types of
pneumonia, etc. However, this medicine can also be prescribed to treat other
disorders that have not been listed here.
Bactrim Warnings
Before you start taking
Bactrim you must alert your doctor of you are suffering from any of the
conditions listed below:
·
kidney or liver disorders
·
a deficiency of
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (also known as G6PD deficiency).
If you have any of these
medical conditions you might not bee allowed to start a treatment with this
drug or you may need to take in a lower dose of it. Your doctor might also want
to monitor your treatment with this medicine, to see how your body reacts to
the treatment.
Bactrim is a category C FDA
pregnancy drug. Therefore it has not been clearly established whether the
intake of this medicine during pregnancy could harm an unborn child. However, a
treatment with this drug is known to affect the folic acid in the patient’s
body, (this acid is absolutely necessary for the normal growth and development
of a fetus). You must ask your doctor if you may start a treatment with this
medicine if you are pregnant or if you are planning to be so soon. It is known
that Bactrim can and does pass into breast milk. A treatment with this drug
could harm a nursing child. You should ask your physician if it is safe to take
this drug if you are breastfeeding an infant.
This drug is not suitable for
children under 2 months old. You must not stop your treatment with this
medicine even if you start to feel better after w few days of treatment. Ask
your physician if it is safe to stop your intake of Bactrim. During your
treatment with this medicine you should avoid exposure to direct sunlight (this
is because this medicine is known to increase the skin’s sensitivity to direct
sunlight).
Bactrim Intake Guidelines
Ask your doctor to tell you
how, when and how much Bactrim you should take on a regular basis. You must
take this drug exactly how your doctor told you to. You must try to avoid
taking double doses of this medicine without your personal physician’s consent.
You should accompany each dose of this medicine with a full glass of water,
with food or milk (in order to avoid stomach upset). If you cannot swallow a
whole tablet (pill) of Bactrim, you may crush or chew it (you can also put it
in water or in a soft food – such as pudding or applesauce). In order to make
sure that you take in the correct amount of this medicine (the one that your
doctor has prescribed you) you should measure the dose that you are about to
take in with a measuring device (a measuring spoon or a measuring cup). Such
devices can be bought from a local pharmacy.
Bactrim Dosage
Your personal physician should
calculate the dose of Bactrim that works best in your case.
If you suspect that you are
suffering from an overdose with this drug, you are probably in need of
emergency medical attention / care. Therefore, you should alert your local
poison control center as soon as you can (if it is possible, you should take
your drug container with you). Inform your personal physician of this. The
average Bactrim overdose symptoms are vomiting, nausea, decreased appetite,
headaches, diarrhea, yellowing of the eyes or of the skin, bloody urine, coma,
decreased urine production, etc.
Bactrim Missed Dose
In order to get the best
results from you treatment with Bactrim, you must try to take this drug (the
prescribed doses of this drug) on a regular basis (at the same time each day).
However, if you happen to forget to take one of your scheduled doses, you should
take it as soon as you recall (then try to evenly space the rest of the day in
order to take the rest of your prescribed doses of equal time intervals). If it
is time for another dose, you should skip the one that you have missed.
Bactrim Side Effects
You should stop your treatment
with Bactrim and seek immediate medical care in case you experience any of the
severe side effects that are listed below:
·
allergic reactions (throat
closing; difficulty breathing; swelling of the face, lips, tongue; sometimes
even hives);
·
unusual bruising or bleeding;
·
yellow eyes or skin.
Other, less severe (but more
common) side effects are:
·
headache, dizziness or
fatigue;
·
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,
decreased appetite;
·
weakness;
·
increased sensitivity to
direct sunlight.
There are other side effects
that have not been mentioned here, but that might occur. Please inform you
doctor of anything unusual that might be linked to your treatment with Bactrim.
Bactrim Drug Reactions
Ask your physician if it is
safe to take other drugs during your treatment with Bactrim.
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In some countries BACTRIM may
also be known as: Co-trimoxazole, Adrenol, Bacticel, Cotrizol-G, Dosulfin Fuerte,
Netocur, Novidrine, Sulfagrand, Tritenk, Urisept NF, Resprim, Septrin,
Trimoxazole, Cotribene, Eusaprim, Oecotrim, Trimetho comp, Assepium,
Bac-Sulfitrin, Bacfar, Bacprotin, Bacris, Bacteracin, Batrox, Baxapril,
Binoctrin, Clotrizol, Dientrin, Duoctrin, Espectrin, Espectroprima, Imuneprim,
Infectrin, Lifactrin, Linurin, Pulkrin, Qiftrin, Quimio-Ped, Roytrin, Tricban,
Nu-Cotrimox, Oriprim, Sumetrolim, Supracombin, CotrimHefa, Cotrimox-Wolff,
Cotrimstada, Drylin, Chemoprim, Dhatrin, Letus, Trisulfose, Chemitrim,
Andoprim, Anitrim, Dibaprim, Bateral, Batrizol, Bacidal, Bacxal, Baczole,
Chromo-Z, Combi-Methoxan, Xanazole, Zamboprim, Two-Septol, Ko-Cap, Ko-Kure,
M-Trim, SMZ-TMP, Co-Sultrin, Tripur, Kemoprim, M-Trim, Mano-Trim
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