The present study was undertaken to evaluate the sulfonamide ointments and creams now usually prescribed from the standpoint of how readily the sulfonamides they contain are released from the base. If ...

Antibiotics and Other Sulfonamides to Avoid If You Have a Sulfa Allergy Medically reviewed by Jurairat J. Molina, MD Sulfa drugs are synthetic (man-made) medications made from sulfanilamide that ...

Sulfonamides, or “sulfa drugs,” are a group of medicines used to treat bacterial infections. They come in different formulations and may be taken as an oral, topical, vaginal, or ophthalmic (eye) ...

The discovery of sulfonamide antibiotics in the 1930s revolutionized medicine. They were the first synthetic drugs that could cure a battery of bacterial infections. Yet despite more than 70 years of ...