Bactrim DS tablets also contain inactive ingredients the povidone , docusate sodium , sodium starch glycollate, magnesium stearate Bactrim DS tablets are gluten free and lactose free. Bactrim oral suspension also contains the inactive ingredients cellulose — dispersible , methyl hydroxybenzoate , propyl hydroxybenzoate , sorbitol solution , polysorbate 80 , banana flavour H, vanilla flavour , water.
Bactrim oral suspension is gluten free and sugar free. Tell your doctor if you are taking any other medicines including any that you have bought from a pharmacy, supermarket or healthfood shop. These medicines may be affected by Bactrim or may affect how well it works. You may need to use different amounts of your medicine, or you may need to take different medicines.
Your doctor will advise you. Your doctor or pharmacist has more information on medicines to be careful with or avoid while taking Bactrim. If you have not told your doctor about any of the above, tell them before you start taking Bactrim. People over 65 years are more at risk of severe side effects when taking Bactrim. The risk is greater if you have kidney or liver disease or are taking some types of other medicines, such as diuretics.
The dose and length of time you have to take Bactrim will depend on the type of infection you have. For children under 12 years of age, the dose of Bactrim oral suspension depends on the age and weight of your child. Your doctor or pharmacist will tell you how much your child should be given.
The correct amount of Bactrim oral suspension should be measured, using a metric measure, before being given by mouth. The full course of Bactrim prescribed by your doctor should be taken, even if you feel better after a few days. This will help clear your infection completely. If your symptoms do not improve within a few days, or if they become worse, let your doctor know.
Immediately telephone your doctor or Poisons Information Centre telephone 13 11 26 for advice or go to Accident and Emergency at your nearest hospital if you think that you or anyone else may have taken too much Bactrim even, if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning.
If you take too much Bactrim, you may feel sick or vomit, feel dizzy, depressed or confused or have a headache. You may also feel drowsy or become unconscious. Otherwise, your doctor may think that it was not effective and change your treatment unnecessarily. If you are taking Bactrim for a long time, visit your doctor regularly so your progress can be checked. Contact your doctor immediately if you get severe diarrhoea , even if it develops several weeks after stopping Bactrim.
Do not take any diarrhoea medicine without first checking with your doctor. Do not take any other medicines whether they require a prescription or not without first telling your doctor or consulting with a pharmacist. Sometimes use of this medicine allows other bacteria and fungi which are not sensitive to Bactrim to grow. If other infections such as thrush occur while you are taking Bactrim, tell your doctor.
If you take the tablets out of the blister pack or the oral suspension out of the bottle before it is time to take them, they may not keep well. A locked cupboard at least one-and-a-half metres above the ground is a good place to store medicines.
If your doctor tells you to stop taking Bactrim, or the tablets or oral suspension has passed its expiry date, ask your pharmacist what to do with any medicine that is left over. Bactrim is a Prescription Only S4 medicine. Tell your doctor or pharmacist as soon as possible if you do not feel well while you are taking Bactrim. Bactrim helps most people with susceptible infections but it may have unwanted side effects in a few people.
All medicines can have side effects. This medication is a combination of two antibiotics: sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. It is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections such as middle ear, urine, respiratory, and intestinal infections. Combining antibiotics and alcohol can increase these side effects. A few antibiotics — such as metronidazole Flagyl , tinidazole Tindamax , and sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim Bactrim — should not be mixed with alcohol because this may result in a more severe reaction.
Mixing alcohol with antibiotics is rarely a good idea. Both alcohol and antibiotics can cause side effects in your body, and drinking alcohol while taking antibiotics can raise your risk of these harmful effects. Avoid tanning or tanning beds, and put on sunblock if you have to be out in the sun. There have been reports of severe skin rash that can require hospitalization or can cause death.
These have been rare. Mixing alcohol and Bactrim is not entirely safe. Alcohol can interact with many types of medication, including antibiotics like Bactrim. A general rule to follow is that if you are sick enough to require antibiotics, you should not be drinking alcohol.
If you use the injection form of this medicine, do not eat or drink anything that contains propylene glycol an ingredient in many processed foods, soft drinks, and medicines.
Dangerous effects could occur. Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim could make you sunburn more easily. Avoid sunlight or tanning beds. Wear protective clothing and use sunscreen SPF 30 or higher when you are outdoors. Do not use in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Use the medicine exactly as directed.
Shake the oral suspension liquid. Measure a dose with the supplied measuring device not a kitchen spoon. Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim injection is given in a vein. Be sure you understand how to properly mix this medicine with a liquid diluent and how to store the mixture.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you don't understand how to use an injection. Prepare an injection only when you are ready to give it. Call your pharmacist if the medicine looks cloudy, has changed colors, or has particles in it. Mixed medicine must be used within 2 to 6 hours depending on the amount of diluent in the mixture. Follow your doctor's instructions. Blood and urine tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.
Using this medicine while you are pregnant can harm your unborn baby. Use an effective form of birth control to keep from getting pregnant. If you think you have become pregnant while using the medicine, tell your doctor right away. This medicine may cause serious skin reactions, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms DRESS , acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis AGEP , or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis AFND.
Check with your doctor if you have a skin rash, blistering, peeling, loosening of the skin, chills, cough, diarrhea, itching, joint or muscle pain, red irritated eyes, red skin lesions, often with a purple center, sore throat, sores, ulcers, white spots in the mouth or on the lips, black, tarry stools, chest pain, or painful or difficult urination.
Check with your doctor right away if you have dark urine, clay-colored stools, stomach pain, or yellow eyes or skin. These may be symptoms of a serious liver problem. This medicine, especially if you are receiving high doses or for a long period of time, may lower the number of platelets in your body, which are necessary for proper blood clotting. Because of this, you may bleed or get infections more easily. Talk with your doctor if you have black, tarry stools, bleeding gums, blood in urine or stools, pinpoint red spots on the skin, unusual bleeding or bruising.
This medicine may cause diarrhea, and in some cases it can be severe. It may occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine. Do not take any medicine to treat diarrhea without first checking with your doctor. If you have any questions or if mild diarrhea continues or gets worse, check with your doctor. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have stomach cramps, bloating, watery and severe diarrhea, which may also be bloody, nausea or vomiting, or unusual tiredness or weakness.
These may be symptoms of a serious intestinal infection. This medicine may cause serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, which can be life-threatening and require immediate medical attention. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have a rash, itching, swelling of the face, tongue, and throat, trouble breathing, or chest pain after you use the medicine. This medicine may cause electrolyte problems, including high potassium in the blood hyperkalemia and low sodium in the blood hyponatremia.
Tell your doctor right away if you have confusion, weakness, muscle twitching, an irregular heartbeat, numbness or tingling in the hands, feet, or lips, or trouble breathing. This medicine may cause hypoglycemia low blood sugar in some patients. Check with your doctor if you have anxiety, behavior change similar to being drunk, blurred vision, cold sweats, confusion, cool pale skin, difficulty with concentrating, drowsiness, excessive hunger, headache, nausea, nervousness, rapid heartbeat, shakiness, or unusual tiredness or weakness.
Before you have any medical tests, tell the medical doctor in charge that you or your child are taking this medicine. The results of some tests may be affected by this medicine.
Patients receiving anticonvulsant treatment medicines to prevent seizures may be at risk for a folate vitamin B9 deficiency, which may increase the risk for side effects.
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