sulfa drug

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 Cons: Can be tough to insert; not for those allergic to sulfa drugs or polyurethane. — The Editors, Marie Claire, "Every Contraception Method Out There," 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, "CHOP study links antibiotic use with risk of kidney stones," 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, "Antibiotics May Raise the Risk for Kidney Stones," 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, "CHOP study links antibiotic use with risk of kidney stones," 10 May 2018

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The first known use of sulfa drug was in 1940

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