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An antibiotic, 5-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine, used against, among other infections, those of the urinary tract.
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Trimethoprim — Systematic (IUPAC) name … Wikipedia
Trimethoprim — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Trimethoprim Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
trimethoprim — An antimicrobial agent that potentiates the effect of sulfonamides and sulfones; usually used in combination with sulfamethoxazole. * * * tri·meth·o·prim trī meth ə .prim n a synthetic antibacterial drug C14H18N4O3 used alone esp. to treat… … Medical dictionary
trimethoprim — n. an antibacterial drug that is active against a range of microorganisms; taken by mouth, it is used mainly in the treatment of chronic urinary tract infections and respiratory tract infections. Long term treatment may cause anaemia due to… … The new mediacal dictionary
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole — Combination of Trimethoprim Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor (16.7%) Sulfamethoxazole Sulfonamide antibiotic (83.3%) … Wikipedia
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole — noun A combination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole in the ratio of 1 to 5. Syn: TMP SMX, co trimoxazole … Wiktionary
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole — A drug combination consisting of a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor (trimethoprim) and a sulfonamide antibacterial drug (sulfamethoxazole). The drug combination is synergistic as the drugs interfere with two successive steps in the forma … Medical dictionary
trimethoprim sulfate — [USP] the sulfate salt of trimethoprim, having the same actions as the base; administered topically to the conjunctiva, in combination with polymyxin B sulfate, in the treatment of ocular bacterial infections caused by susceptible organisms … Medical dictionary
trimethoprim — noun Etymology: tri + meth + prim (by shortening & alteration from pyrimidine) Date: 1964 a synthetic antibacterial and antimalarial drug C14H18N4O3 used alone or in combination with sulfamethoxazole … New Collegiate Dictionary
trimethoprim — A drug that inhibits the reduction of dihydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate (a later step than that inhibited by sulphonamides). Selective for some bacterial DHF reductases and often used in conjunction with sulphonamides … Dictionary of molecular biology
trimethoprim — /truy meth euh prim/, n. Pharm. a synthetic crystalline compound, C11H18N4O3, usually combined with a sulfonamide as an antibiotic preparation in the treatment of urinary tract infections and pneumocystis pneumonia. [1960 65; trimetho(xyphenyl) + … Universalium
