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What is Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim?

Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, also known as SMX-TMP or cotrimoxazole, is a combination of sulfamethoxazole, an antibacterial sulfonamide, and trimethoprim. The combination eliminates bacteria that cause many kinds of infections, including pneumonia and urinary tract and intestinal infections.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Bladder problems 9 0
Other 7 2
Urinary Tract Infection UTI 4 2
Infection 2 1
Urinary retention 1 0
klebsiella bacteria in Gut 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 33%
Mild
0 0%
None
2 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

Nausea
1 33%
Sluggishness
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  400mg-80mg as needed daily 1 other daily 40 mg daily 2 x 80 mg-16 mg/mL daily 400 mg-80 mg daily 400 mg-80 mg daily 2 x 400 mg-80 mg daily 800 mg-160 mg daily 800 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
10 77% Course of treatment ended: 77%
Doctor's advice
3 23% Doctor's advice: 23%
Side effects too severe
1 8% Side effects too severe: 8%
Other
1 8% Other: 8%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped taking Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
0
1
3
2

Stopped Taking Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
8
2
0
0
2
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 33%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.