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Dr. Steven Saunders answered
43 years experience Internal Medicine
Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) allergy: Most commonly a rash. Sulfa drug.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Larry Lutwick answered
49 years experience Infectious Disease
Sulfonamides: Depends on what the reaction is. Ige mediated allergy such as hives and anaphylaxis can occur in minutes.
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Dr. Larry Lutwick answered
49 years experience Infectious Disease
Prepping for what?: It depends on what you are trying to prepare for. Skin infection? Food poisoning? Anthrax?
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Dr. Thomas Klein answered
41 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Many things: You can use:
1. Macrolides like zpak, biaxin
2. Quinolones like avelox, cipro
3. Tetracyclines like vibramycin, doxyxcycline
4. Misc like Clindamy ... Read More
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Dr. Joram Seggev answered
Specializes in Allergy and Immunology
It depends: Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) is a mixture of sulfamethoxsazle and trimethoprim. Most people are allergic only to the sulfa component. K ... Read More
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Dr. David Rosenthal answered
21 years experience Allergy and Immunology
No: They are completely different types of antibiotics so a bactim allergy would not indicate a Doxycycline allergy. If you've never used Doxycycline the ... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Nayla Mumneh answered
29 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Yes: This is a sulfa drug because the trimethoprin is conjugated to sulfamethoxazole.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Raff answered
56 years experience Infectious Disease
Absolutely NOT !!!!: Do not give your daughter bactrim, (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) which is a sulfonamide (sulfa) and could, if she is truly allergic, produce a l ... Read More
A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered
26 years experience Ophthalmology
Symptomatic relief: is best after discussion with your PCP or doctor. Make sure this is documented in your chart as ALLERGY TO BACTRIM/SULFAS. The symptomatic relief is p ... Read More
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ankush Bansal answered
17 years experience Internal Medicine
Avoid it: Simply avoid the drug. Inform all your doctors - current & future. If you need an antibiotic, that's one you cannot take. There are alternative ant ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Steven Saunders answered
43 years experience Internal Medicine
Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim): Anytime but usually within 1-2 hours.
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Rash.: Most common side effect or allergy to Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) is a rash. Often occurs a few days into the course of treatment, bu ... Read More
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