sulfa drug

noun

Definition of sulfa drug

: any of various synthetic organic bacteria-inhibiting drugs that are sulfonamides derived especially from sulfanilamide

Examples of sulfa drug in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is also true of multiple oral antibiotics in the class known as sulfa drugs. — Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2020 Cons: Can be tough to insert; not for those allergic to sulfa drugs or polyurethane. — The Editors, Marie Claire, 14 June 2019 The strongest connection between antibiotics and kidney stones was found in the category called sulfa drugs, which includes Bactrim. — Tom Avril, Philly.com, 10 May 2018 The drugs ranged from broad-spectrum penicillins, which increased the risk by 27 percent, to sulfa drugs, which were associated with more than double the risk. — Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times, 10 May 2018 Patients who had taken sulfa drugs were more than twice as likely to develop kidney stones three to 12 months afterward than people who had not taken the medicines, the researchers found. — Tom Avril, Philly.com, 10 May 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sulfa drug.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.