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Sulfonamide drugs, a large group of antibacterial drugs now largely superseded by the antibiotics except for the treatment of urinary tract infections.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).