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A member asked:

My dr gave me carafate (sucralfate) 1gm 4 times a day. does it have sulfa drugs in it cause i'm allergic to sulfa and penicillin. thanks?

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No: No risk of allergic cross reactivity with sulfa or penicillin.

Answered 9/13/2018

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