sulfacetamide (Sulfacet)

Indications

• see sulfacetamide topical, sulfacetamide ophthalmic

Contraindications

sulfa allergy

pregnancy category = c

safety in lactation = ?

Antimicrobial activity

• Chlamydia
• Gardnerella vaginalis

Adverse effects

• see sulfacetamide ophthalmic

• drug adverse effects of sulfonamides
• drug adverse effects of diuretics
• drug adverse effects of carbonic anhydrase inhibitor(s)
• drug adverse effects of antihypertensive agents

Mechanism of action

• inhibition of bacterial folic acid synthesis

More general terms

• sulfanilamide

More specific terms

• Sulfacetamide Ophthalmic (Sulamyd, Bleph-10, Sulf-10)
• Sulfacetamide Topical (Klaron, Sulfacet-R)

Component of

• phenylephrine/sulfacetamide
• fluorometholone/sulfacetamide
• sulfacetamide/urea
• prednisolone/sodium phosphate/sulfacetamide
• prednisolone/sulfacetamide (Blephamide, Cetapred, Metimyd)
• sulfabenzamide/sulfacetamide/sulfathiazole (Koro-Sulf, Sultrin, Triple Sulfa)
• sulfacetamide/sulfur (Rosula, Clenia)

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=5320
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=31383
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=5282389