Fansidar is pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine.
Sulfadoxine is a sulfonamide and can be absorbed systemically. Sulfonamides can produce severe, possibly fatal, reactions such as toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- TRADE NAMES: Daraprim (GSK); Erbaprelina; Fansidar (Roche); Malocide; Pirimecidan
- INDICATIONS: Malaria
- CLASS: Antimalarial, Antimicrobial, Antiprotozoal
- HALF-LIFE: 80–95 hours
- CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Dapsone, Pemetrexed, Trimethoprim, Zidovudine
- See adverse reactions attributed to class:
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Page last updated 07/31/2023
