All the Drug Class Drugs
Folic Acid Inhibitor, Sulfonamide. Sulphamethoxazole 400 mg / 5 ml, Trimethoprim 80 mg / 5 ml. AMPS: 10 x 5 ml.
I.V. infusion only. Adults and child over
2 yrs: 2 amps (10 ml) every 12 hrs. Child
12 yrs. and under: Approx. 6 mg
trimethoprim and 30 mg
sulphamethoxazole/kg bdy. wt. every
24 hrs. in eq. div. doses. As a guide: 6
wks. - 5 mths: 1.25 ml every 12 hrs.; 6
mths. - 5 yrs: 2.5 ml every 12 hrs., 6 - 12
yrs: 5.0 ml every 12 hrs. See lit. Severe
infects. all age groups: Incr. by 50%.
Cont. tmt. until pt. sympt. free for 2
days. Usual tmt: At least 5 days. See lit.
for use in elderly, impair. ren. funct.,
pneumocyst. carinii pneumonit.
Bact. infects., infects. respir., gastrointest.
tracts, skin.
C/I: Hypersens., liver parenchymal
damage, serious hematolog. disords.,
severe ren. impair., prem. babies.
