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Trimethoprim: Drugs
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Trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole may inhibit the hepatic metabolism of phenytoin. Trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole, given at a common clinical dosage, increased the phenytoin half-life by 39% and decreased the phenytoin metabolic clearance rate by 27%. When administering these drugs concurrently, one should be alert for possible excessive phenytoin effect.
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Trimethoprim may interfere with many drugs. Inform your doctor and pharmacist of all prescribed and non-prescribed drugs you are taking. As well, you should inform them of natural products you are taking. If you wish to start a new drug or natural product, please consult with your pharmacist before doing so.
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Trimethoprim is an antibacterial drug used to treat people with urinary tract infections. The combination drug product trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections and some infections due to parasites.
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Trimethoprim can make your skin more sensitive to the sun or sunlamps. Therefore, wear protective clothing and use a sunscreen with at least an SPF of 15 whenever you are exposed to the sun. You should ... avoid sunlamps. Ask your pharmacist to help select a sunscreen that protects against drug-sun reactions.
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Trimethoprim eliminates bacteria that cause urinary tract infections. It is used in combination with other drugs to treat certain types of pneumonia. It ... is used to treat 'travelers' diarrhea.' Antibiotics will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections.
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Trimethoprim-sulfa can kill a variety of bacteria. An additional effect of potentiated sulfa drugs is an ability to kill or suppress certain intracellular parasites, particularly Coccidia spp. and the microorganism responsible for the disease Toxoplasmosis.
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