DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old male in fairly good health. I recently was prescribed Bactrim (a sulfa drug) for an ear infection but didn’t know I am allergic to sulfa. I had a severe reaction to ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old male in fairly good health. I recently was prescribed Bactrim (a sulfa drug) for an ear infection but didn’t know I am allergic to sulfa. I had a severe reaction to ...

If the original sulfa reaction was severe and serious, steer clear of any of the members of the broad sulfa family. Otherwise, a non-antibiotic sulfa medication probably isn t going to hurt. In a ...

I am highly allergic to sulfa drugs and cannot eat any dried fruit because it is cured with sulfur. My severe allergy to the sulfites in wine causes hand-sized hives, but I would like to cook with ...

Sulfonamides, or sulfa drugs, are synthetic agents that transformed infection care by disrupting bacterial folic acid synthesis. They remain essential for specific bacterial and non-bacterial ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old male in fairly good health. I recently was prescribed Bactrim (a sulfa drug) for an ear infection but didn't know I am allergic to sulfa. I had a severe reaction to ...