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The following list contains adverse effects by incidence of
trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
Common (>1% frequency)
- Fever
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Weight loss
- Rash
- Muscle aches
- Joint pain
- Itch
- Sore mouth
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Hyperkalaemia (high blood potassium)
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Thrombocytopenia (low number of platelets in the blood)
Infrequently (0.1–1.0% frequency)
Rare (<0.1% frequency)
Unknown frequency
Notes
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^ Breakdown of red blood cells. This side effect most often occurs in people with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
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^ A potentially fatal skin reaction that causes the skin to slough off
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^ Basically a worse form of Stevens–Johnson syndrome
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^ Incoordination; most often after IV use in HIV patients
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^ Swelling of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord without any obvious infectious cause
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^ Sign of hypersensitivity
References
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^
"Bactrim, Bactrim DS (trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole) dosing, indications, interactions, adverse effects, and more". Medscape Reference. WebMD. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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"BACTRIM" (PDF). TGA eBusiness Services. Roche Products Pty Limited. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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"BACTRIM DS (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) tablet BACTRIM (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) tablet [AR Scientific, Inc.]". DailyMed. AR Scientific, Inc. June 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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"Co-Trimoxazole Tablets 80/400mg - Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)". electronic Medicines Compendium. Actavis UK Ltd. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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^ Joint Formulary Committee (2013).
British National Formulary (BNF) (65 ed.). London, UK: Pharmaceutical Press.
ISBN
978-0-85711-084-8.
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^ Rossi, S, ed. (2013). Australian Medicines Handbook (2013 ed.). Adelaide: The Australian Medicines Handbook Unit Trust.
ISBN
978-0-9805790-9-3.
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^
"e-Therapeutics+e-CPS". Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim CPhA Monograph. Retrieved 28 March 2015.