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Is Sulfamethoxazole Trimethoprim In The Penicillin Family

Updated February 23, 2015
Bill reddington Says:
Sat, January 24, 2015

My friend is very sick with empintago and was making sure he was not taking antibiotics that r in the penicillin family

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Verwon Says:
Mon, February 23, 2015

Hello, Bill! How are you?

No, this is a generic for Bactrim and it is a sulfa based antibiotic.

The FDA lists its typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, non-allergic skin rash and diarrhea.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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