sulfa drug

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Introduction

Any drug with a sulfonamide component. There are 3 basic types:

sulfonylarylamines, the sulfonamide antibiotics plus some HIV protease inhibitors about 3% of patients report an allergy to sulfa antibiotics.
nonsulfonylarylamines: loop diuretics, thiazides, sulfonylureas, celecoxib, acetazolamide, etc.
sulfonamide moieties: contain a sulfa group not directly attached to an aromatic ring like the others sumatriptan, sotalol, topiramate.