sulphonamide drugs
sulphonamide drugs
Sulfonamide drugs, a large group of antibacterial drugs now largely superseded by the antibiotics except for the treatment of urinary tract infections. The group includes SULFADOXINE, SULPHACETAMIDE (sulfacetamide), sulphadiazine (sulfadiazine), sulphadimethoxine (sulfadimethoxine), sulphadimidine (sulfadimidine), sulphamethoxazole (sulfamethoxazole) and sulphathiazole (sulfathiazole).Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005