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Sulfanilamide (also spelled sulphanilamide) is a sulfonamide antibacterial drug. Chemically, it is an organic compound consisting of an aniline derivatized with a sulfonamide group. [1] Powdered sulfanilamide was used by the Allies in World War II to reduce infection rates and contributed to a dramatic reduction in mortality rates compared to ...
Opioid use during pregnancy may cause adverse outcomes for the women and unborn child. [11] Women who use opioids during pregnancy in a non-medical fashion are at a higher risk for premature birth, lower birth weight, still birth, specific birth defects, and withdrawal (neonatal abstinence syndrome). [11]
[6] [7] [4] It should not be used in people allergic to aspirin or sulfonamide. [6] Use during pregnancy appears to be safe for the baby. [5] Sulfasalazine is in the disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) family of medications. [5] It is unclear exactly how it works. [5]
If used during pregnancy, it may increase the risk of kernicterus in the baby. [1] While the company that makes it does not recommend use during breastfeeding, use is believed to be safe if the baby is otherwise healthy. [2] It is in the sulfonamide class of medications. [1] Sulfadiazine was approved for medical use in the United States in 1941.
[1] [2] It contains sulfadoxine (a sulfonamide) and pyrimethamine (an antiprotozoal). [3] For the treatment of malaria it is typically used along with other antimalarial medication such as artesunate. [3] In areas of Africa with moderate to high rates of malaria, three doses are recommended during the second and third trimester of pregnancy. [4]
"Adverse pregnancy outcome in users of sulfamethizole during pregnancy: a population-based observational study". The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 52 (5): 837– 841. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkg438. PMID 14519675. Kerrn MB, Frimodt-Møller N, Espersen F (March 2003).
The enlarging uterus, growing fetus, placenta, amniotic fluid, normal increase in body fat, and increase in water retention all contribute weight gain during pregnancy. The amount of weight gain can vary from 5 pounds (2.3 kg) to over 100 pounds (45 kg). In the United States, the range of weight gain that doctors generally recommend is 25 ...
While the safety of use during pregnancy is not entirely clear some physicians recommend that it be continued in those with leprosy. [4] It is of the sulfone class. [4] Dapsone was first studied as an antibiotic in 1937. [5] Its use for leprosy began in 1945. [5] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [8]