This page is
from a collection of materials indexed at this
website arising from an investigation and
campaign by Brian Deer in The Sunday Times of
London over serious risks and side-effects from
this antibiotic, marketed under many names,
including Bactrim, Bactrim DS, Septra,
Septra DS, Septrin, Sulfatrim, SMZ/TMP, Septran and
co-trimoxazole. Go to side-effects
homepage
The controversial drug containing sulfamethoxazole
[sulphamethoxazole] and trimethoprim,
continues to be prescribed throughout the world
for bronchitis, diarrhea, ear infections, lower
respiratory tract infections, urinary tract
infections, PCP, shigellosis and many other
conditions. A plethora of generic and brand names
are deployed, especially Septrin,
Bactrim, Septra,
Sulfatrim, Septran,
Cotrim, TMP-SMX,
SMZ-TMP, Trimeth-Sulfa, Sulfa-Trimeth,
co-trimoxazole, cotrimoxazole
- often with the "extra-strong"
designation Forte or DS.
The following list is by no means exhaustive. There
are many other names.
Abacin;
Abactrim; Acuco; Agoprim; Alcorim-F; Anitrim;
Antrimox; Apo-Sulfatrim; Arcanaprim; Assepium;
Bacdan; Bacidal; Bacin; Bacticel; Bactifor;
Bactoprim; Bactoreduct; Bactramin; Bactrim;
Bactrim DS; Bactrim Forte; Bactrimel; Bactropin;
Baktar; Bencole; Bethaprim; Biosulten;
Briscotrim; BS; Centrim; Chemitrim; Chemoprim;
Ciplin; Co-Trimoxizole; Co-trimoxazole; Colizole;
Colizole DS; Comixco; Comox; Conprim; Cotribene;
Cotrim; Cotrim-Diolan; Cotrimel; Deprim;
Diseptyl; Doctrim; Dosulfin; Drylin; Duocide;
Duratrimet; Ectaprim; Ectrin; Entercal; Esbesul;
Espectrin; Euctrim; Eusaprim; Exbesul; Fectrim;
Fermagex; Fortrim; Futin; Gantaprim; Gantrim;
Hulin; Ikaprim; Isobac; Isotrim; Kelfiprim;
Kepinol; Lagatrim; Lagatrim Forte; Laratrim;
Lastrim; Leotrim; Lescot; Medixin; Metomide;
Microtrim; Missile; Nopil; Novotrimel;
Nu-Cotrimox; Omsat; Omstat; Oxaprim; Purbal;
Resprim; Resprim Forte; Roubal; Salvatrim;
Septra; Septra DS; Septran; Septrin; Septrin DS;
Septrin Forte; Septrin S; Setprin; Sigaprim;
SMX-TMP; Smz-Tmp; Stopan; Sugaprim; Sulfacet;
Sulfamar; Sulfamethoprim; Sulfamethoxazole
Trimethoprim; Sulfaprim; Sulfa-Trimeth;
Sulfatrim; Sulfinam; Sulfotrimin; Sulfoxaprim;
Sulmeprim; Sulthrim; Sultrex; Supracombin;
Suprim; Suprin; Tmp Smx; TMS; TMP-SMX; TMP-SMZ;
Triazole; Tri-Co; Trim; Trimel; Trimeth/Sulfa;
Trimethox; Trimetox; Trimexazole; Trimezol;
Trimezole; Trimox; Trimoxole; Trisul; Trisulcom;
Trisulfam; Trisural; Trizole; Ulfaprim; Uro-D S;
Urobactrim; Uroplus; Utrim; Xeroprim; Zamboprim;
plus other names, especially numerous in Brazil
and Mexico
Brand by
country:
Abacin
(Italy)
Abactrim (Spain)
Acuco (South Africa)
Agoprim (Switzerland)
Alcorim-F (India)
Anitrim (Mexico)
Antrimox (Ireland)
Apo-Sulfatrim (Canada; New
Zealand; Singapore; Hong Kong)
Arcanaprim (South Africa)
Assepium (Brazil)
Bacidal (Philippines)
Bacin (Hong Kong; Malaysia;
Thailand)
Bacticel (Argentina)
Bactifor (Spain)
Bactoprim (Indonesia)
Bactoreduct (Germany)
Bactramin (Japan)
Conprim (Thailand)
Bactrim; Bactrim DS (Worldwide)
Bactrim Forte (Austria;
Bulgaria; Costa Rica; Czech Republic; Dominican
Republic; El Salvador; Finland; France;
Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama; Portugal;
Sweden)
Bactrimel (Greece; Netherlands)
Bactropin (Mexico)
Baktar (Japan)
Bencole (South Africa)
Briscotrim (South Africa)
BS (Hong Kong)
Chemitrim (Hong Kong)
Chemoprim (Singapore)
Ciplin (Bahrain; Cyprus; Egypt;
Iran; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Oman;
Qatar; Yemen; Saudi Arabia; Syria; United Arab
Emirates)
Colizole (India)
Colizole DS (India)
Comixco (United Kingdom)
Conprim (Thailand)
Cotribene (Austria)
Cotrim-Diolan (Bahrain; Cyprus;
Egypt; Iran; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon;
Libya; Oman; Qatar; Yemen; Saudi Arabia; Syria;
United Arab Emirates)
Cotrimel (Hong-Kong)
Diseptyl (Israel)
Doctrim (South Africa)
Duocide (Taiwan)
Duratrimet (Germany)
Ectaprim (Mexico)
Ectrin (Brazil)
Entercal (Brazil)
Esbesul (Slovenia)
Espectrin (Brazil)
Euctrim (Taiwan)
Eusaprim (Austria; Belgium;
Finland; France; Germany; Italy; Netherlands;
Norway; Sweden; Switzerland)
Fectrim (United Kingdom)
Fermagex (Philippines)
Gantaprim (Italy)
Gantrim (Italy)
Hulin (Spain)
Ikaprim (Indonesia)
Isobac (Mexico)
Isotrim (Italy)
Kepinol (Germany)
Lagatrim (Bahamas; Bahrain;
Barbados; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Burkina-Faso;
Curacao; Cyprus; Egypt; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana;
Guinea; Guyana; Iran; Iraq; Ivory Coast; Jamaica;
Jordan; Kenya; Kuwait; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya;
Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco;
Netherland Antilles; Niger; Nigeria; Oman; Qatar;
Yemen; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra
Leone; Sudan; Surinam; Syria; Tanzania; Trinidad;
Tunia; Uganda; United Arab Emirates; Zambia;
Zimbabwe)
Lagatrim Forte (Bahamas;
Barbados; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Burkina Faso;
Curacao; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guyana;
Ivory Coast; Jamaica; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi;
Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Netherland
Antilles; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Seychelles;
Sierra Leone; Sudan; Surinam; Tanzania; Trinidad;
Tunia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Laratrim (UK)
Lastrim (Thailand
Leotrim (Brazil)
Lescot (Argentina)
Medixin (Italy)
Metomide (Portugal)
Microtrim (Germany)
Missile (Argentina)
Nopil (Bahrain; Cyprus; Ecuador;
Egypt; Iran; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon;
Libya; Oman; Qatar; Yemen; Saudi Arabia; Syria;
United Arab Emirates)
Novotrimel (Canada)
Nu-Cotrimox (Canada)
Omsat (Bahrain; Benin;
Burkina-Faso; Cyprus; Egypt; Ethiopia; Gambia;
Germany; Ghana; Guinea; Iran; Iraq; Ivory Coast;
Jordan; Kenya; Kuwait; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya;
Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco;
Niger; Nigeria; Oman; Qatar; Yemen; Saudi Arabia;
Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Sudan; Syria;
Tanzania; Tunia; Uganda; United Arab Emirates;
Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Oxaprim (Italy; Japan)
Purbal (South-Africa)
Resprim (Australia; Israel)
Resprim Forte (Australia)
Salvatrim (Dominican Republic;
El Salvador; Honduras; Panama)
Septran (Costa Rica;
Dominican-Republic; El-Salvador; Honduras; India;
Panama; South Africa; Uruguay)
Septrin (Argentina; Australia;
Bahrain; Benin; Burkina-Faso; Colombia; Cyprus;
Egypt; England; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea;
Hong Kong; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ivory Coast;
Jordan; Kenya; Korea; Kuwait; Lebanon; Liberia;
Libya; Malawi; Malaysia; Mali; Mauritania;
Mauritius; Mexico; Morocco; New Zealand; Niger;
Nigeria; Oman; Peru; Philippines; Qatar; Yemen;
Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone;
Spain; Sudan; Syria; Taiwan; Tanzania; Tunia;
Uganda; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom;
Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Septrin DS (Hong Kong; Thailand;
United Kingdom)
Septrin Forte (Australia)
Septrin S (Thailand)
Sigaprim (Germany)
SMZ-TMP (Worldwide)
Stopan (Japan)
Sugaprim (India)
Sulfamethoprim (USA)
Sulfa-Trimeth (USA)
Supracombin (Austria)
Tri-Co (South Africa)
Trimel (New Zealand)
Trimethox (South Africa)
Trimexazol (Brazil)
Trimoxole (Netherlands)
TMP-SMX
TMP-SMZ
Uroplus (USA)
Utrim (Brazil)
This index compiled by Brian Deer
from multiple sources.
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