Pharmacologic Substance
sulfacetamide
Brand Names:
Avar; Bleph-10; Blephamide; BP 10-Wash; BP Cleansing Wash; Carmol Scalp; Clenia; FML-S; Klaron; Mexar; Ovace; Plexion; Rosanil; Rosula; Sumadan Wash; Sumaxin; Suphera; Zencia Wash
Effect:
Cellular Growth Phase Arrest; Cellular Synthetic Activity Alteration; Decreased Folic Acid Modification
May Treat:
Corneal Ulcer; Dermatitis, Seborrheic; Ear Diseases; Skin Diseases, Bacterial; Trachoma
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; DrugInfo; PDR
Definitions related to sulfacetamide:
  • A synthetic sulfanylacetamide derivative with bacteriostatic activity. Sulfacetamide inhibits bacterial folic acid synthesis by competing with para amino benzoic acid. With a broad spectrum of action, it is used as an anti-infective topical agent to treat skin infections and as an oral agent for urinary tract infections. (NCI04)
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An anti-bacterial agent that is used topically to treat skin infections and orally for urinary tract infections.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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