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sulfa drug
Any drug with a sulfonamide component. There are 3 basic types:
1) sulfonylarylamines, the sulfonamide antibiotics plus some HIV protease inhibitors about 3% of patients report an allergy to sulfa antibiotics.
2) nonsulfonylarylamines: loop diuretics, thiazides, sulfonylureas, celecoxib, acetazolamide, etc.
3) sulfonamide moieties: contain a sulfa group not directly attached to an aromatic ring like the others sumatriptan, sotalol, topiramate.
Related
sulfa allergy
Specific
sulfonamide
sulfonylurea
General
sulfur compound
References
- Prescriber's Letter 11(7):42 2004
Sulfa Drugs and the Sulfa-allergic Patient
Detail-Document#: 211113
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