Is sulfur and sulfa the same thing? Also, sulfa is different from sulfates and sulfur. Both sulfa medications and sulfite can cause allergic reactions, but these two conditions are not related. A person who has a sulfa allergy will not necessarily have a sulfite allergy, so there is no cross-reactivity. What are the side effects of a sulfa drug?
As with most drugs, trimethoprim sulfa has common side effects and rare serious side effects. Drug-related skin reactions do not have characteristic
Sulfa allergy is a type of allergy where allergic reactions happen in the body due to drugs containing sulfa in them. These sulfa drugs treat various health conditions ranging from eye infections to rheumatoid arthritis. Sulfa drugs or sulfonamide include antibiotics and other types of drugs. However, antibiotics can cause side effects.
Other Drug Interactions with Sulfa Drugs. There are many medicines which might have reactions with sulfa drugs. This increases the risk of side effect. Hence, precautions are taken by a physician while prescribing medicines. The following are some medications that have a higher possibility of interaction with sulfa drugs:
Common side effects and interactions for azithromycin, clindamycin, metronidazole, fluoroquinolones, tetracycline, and sulfa drugs.
Side effects of loop diuretics: Sulfa sensitivities since these drugs are considered sulfa drugs; high uric acid, calcium, or hypercalcemia; low
Trimethoprim sulfa (SMZ, TMS, sulfa tabs) is an antibiotic which has a broad Side effects of this drug include diarrhea, allergic reactions, and effects on
Sulfa allergy is a type of allergy where allergic reactions happen in the body due to drugs containing sulfa in them. These sulfa drugs treat various health conditions ranging from eye infections to rheumatoid arthritis. Sulfa drugs or sulfonamide include antibiotics and other types of drugs. However, antibiotics can cause side effects.
The side effects are specially called 'Sulfa drug like reaction'. So yeah generally docs don't prefer sulfa drugs except in some specific
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one of my own pet peeves, sorry
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Given all the side effects of mostly untested medications I could honestly see this happening to someone since most new meds get pulled within 5 years because of the side effects.