Davis's Drug Guide
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trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

Indications

• Treatment of:

» Bronchitis,

» Shigella enteritis,

» Otitis media,

» Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP),

» Urinary tract infections,

» Traveler's diarrhea.

• Prevention of PCP in HIV-positive patients.

Unlabelled Use(s):

• Biliary tract infections, osteomyelitis, burn and wound infections, chlamydial infections, endocarditis, gonorrhea, intra-abdominal infections, nocardiosis, rheumatic fever prophylaxis, sinusitis, eradication of meningococcal carriers, prophylaxis of urinary tract infections, and an alternative agent in the treatment of chancroid.

• Prevention of bacterial infections in immunosuppressed patients.

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