Get Informed: Bactrim
Active Ingredient(s)
Sulfamethoxazole with Trimethoprim
What does it do?
This combination product is used for the treatment of susceptible bacterial infections. It works by blocking two seperate but related chemical processes that are essential to many bacteria.
- Last Text Update:
- 2009-Nov-20 9:32 PM
- Last Data Update:
- No data
Other Names
- Bactrim
- Septra
- Bactrim DS
- Septra DS
- SMZ-TMP DS
- Bacin
- Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim
- SMZ-TMP
- Sulfamethoxazole with Trimethoprim
- Bactrin
- Microbid
- Sulfatrim
- Bactramin
- Trimox
- Ultrasept
- Septrin
- Sulfamethoprim
- Sulfatrim DS
How Safe Is It?
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- Average Risk Rating
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- Pregnancy Category:
- C
- Black Box Warning:
- No
Facts & Figures
- Date Approved
- 30 Jul 1973
- Est US Patients*
- 556,900
- Generic Available
- Yes
- OTC Available
- No
User Age Distribution*
< 21
21-39
40-59
60+
Age (Years)
* Estimated number of US people currently taking Bactrim or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.
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Global Patient Feedback for Bactrim (Sulfamethoxazole with Trimethoprim) ( Post a comment )
Question/Comment:
I was given this because of the possibility of a staph infection, I have a head ach and stomach cramping.
29 year old Female
Posted: 2009-10-26 17:30:17
Question/Comment:
is it safe to buy Bactrim online from Indian Pharmacies?
45 year old Male
Posted: 2009-10-21 20:09:00
iGuard.org Answer/Reply:
Purchasing any drug from outside the United States poses a significant potential health risk. The drugs are not regulated in terms of potency or safety since they are not FDA approved. It is not recommended to obtain any medication that has not gone through the FDA approval process.
Posted: 2009-10-29 20:40:36
Question/Comment:
had severe reaction to septra rxed for uti. rash/hives all over body, then tightness in chest, difficulty breathing (after i had stopped taking it). took longer to recover from reaction than from infection.
60 year old Female
Posted: 2009-07-06 15:03:41
Answer/Reply:
I too had a severe reaction to this drug.I will never take it again.I had severe sweating,vomiting,tightness in chest,rash all over.I took several baking soda baths to help calm my skin down.I asked the pharmacist and she told me I was allwergic to sulfa. I stopped taking it 3 days ago and the rash is still with me.I finally stopped vomiting.It makes me wonder how can a drug like this get approval when it makes you feel worse than the infection.My taste buds are out of whack so I assume they will come back when this is out of my system.
56 year old Female
Posted: 2009-09-21 19:29:08
Question/Comment:
I was put on this drug (Bactrim DS) for 30 days a en-flamed prostate.
It worked very well. :0)
46 year old Male
Posted: 2009-04-24 11:45:19
Question/Comment:
I was put on this drug after surgery and every day have nausea and vomiting.
58 year old Female
Posted: 2009-04-07 09:25:32
Answer/Reply:
I have been on Bactrim for 3 years now because of a chronic condition and I have not had your problem with it. Other drugs I have taken have cause nausea and vomiting and I found eating a soda cracker right before you take it helps a lot. Good Luck!
62 year old Male
Posted: 2009-04-16 06:53:04
Answer/Reply:
I have had several pts report this (15 years as ER & recovery room RN). Ehe suggestion for eating works for most, you can also ask doctor or pharmacist to change form (comes in a suspension made for children but often better tolerated by folks with stomach surgery). Talk to your surgeon if it persists, another alternative drug may be available. This one is often 1st choice for not only coverage but as an older drug usually most cost effective (cheapest).
41 year old Male
Posted: 2009-04-20 08:21:28
Answer/Reply:
Bactrim is what they give you to combat MRSA-the anti-biotic resistant staph infection that is rampant in hospitals. Bactrim is the BEST for killing this type of staph. It is VERY common that it gives you headaches and nausea. Just let your PCP know what your current symptoms are from the Bactrim and they will know exactly what to give you.
47 year old Female
Posted: 2009-04-28 08:17:08
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