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Medicine: sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim

Prescribing competence required for Year 6
Indication(s):
bacterial infection
Related Medicines:
Mechanism(s):
dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor & dihydropteroate synthetase inhibitor (Class: antibacterial: sulfonamide)
Associated Scenario(s):
[Flank pain and dysuria]