Trimethoprim
Bactrim, Polytrim, Primsol, Proloprim, Septra, Sulfatrim, Trimpex (trimethoprim) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Trimethoprim was first approved as Septra on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat aids-related opportunistic infections, bacterial eye infections, bacterial infections, bronchitis, and escherichia coli infections amongst others in the USA.
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Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area | MeSH |
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infections | D007239 |
respiratory tract diseases | D012140 |
eye diseases | D005128 |
urogenital diseases | D000091642 |
immune system diseases | D007154 |
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Combinations
Bactrim, Septra, Sulfatrim (generic drugs available since 1985-06-06, discontinued: Cotrim, Cotrim d.s, Polytrim, Septra grape, Sulfamethoprim, Sulfatrim-ss, Sulmeprim, Trimeth/sulfa, Uroplus, Uroplus ss)
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Phenazopyridine hydrochloride
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Sulfamethoxazole
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Trimethoprim
Tradename | Company | Number | Date | Products |
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SULFAMETHOXAZOLE AND TRIMETHOPRIM AND PHENAZOPYRIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE | Able Laboratories | N-021105 DISCN | 2001-06-26 | 1 products |
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Polymyxin b sulfate
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Trimethoprim sulfate
Tradename | Company | Number | Date | Products |
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POLYTRIM | Allergan | N-050567 DISCN | 1988-10-20 | 1 products, RLD |
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Sulfamethoxazole
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Trimethoprim
Tradename | Company | Number | Date | Products |
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SEPTRA | Monarch Pharmaceuticals | N-017376 RX | 1982-01-01 | 1 products |
SEPTRA DS | Monarch Pharmaceuticals | N-017376 RX | 1982-01-01 | 1 products |
SULFATRIM PEDIATRIC | PAI Pharma | N-018615 RX | 1983-01-07 | 1 products |
BACTRIM | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries | N-017377 RX | 1982-01-01 | 1 products, RLD |
BACTRIM DS | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries | N-017377 RX | 1982-01-01 | 1 products, RLD, RS |
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Trimethoprim
Tradename | Company | Number | Date | Products |
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TRIMETHOPRIM | Dr Reddys Laboratories | N-018679 RX | 1982-07-30 | 1 products, RLD, RS |
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Brand Name | Status | Last Update |
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bactrim bactrim ds | New Drug Application | 2021-04-29 |
polytrim | New Drug Application | 2019-05-10 |
sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim | ANDA | 2023-06-12 |
sulfatrim | New Drug Application | 2023-01-27 |
Indications
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Indication | Ontology | MeSH | ICD-10 |
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aids-related opportunistic infections | — | D017088 | — |
bacterial eye infections | — | D015818 | — |
bacterial infections | — | D001424 | A49 |
bronchitis | — | D001991 | J40 |
escherichia coli infections | EFO_1001318 | D004927 | B96.20 |
klebsiella infections | EFO_1001353 | D007710 | — |
pneumocystis pneumonia | EFO_0007448 | D011020 | B59 |
proteus infections | EFO_1001130 | D011512 | — |
staphylococcal infections | — | D013203 | A49.01 |
toxoplasmosis | EFO_0007517 | D014123 | B58 |
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ATC Codes
J: Antiinfectives for systemic use
— J01: Antibacterials for systemic use
— J01E: Sulfonamides and trimethoprim antibacterials for systemic use
— J01EA: Trimethoprim and derivatives, systemic antibacterials
— J01EA01: Trimethoprim
— J01EE: Combinations of sulfonamides and trimethoprim, incl. derivatives
— J01EE01: Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim
— J01EE02: Sulfadiazine and trimethoprim
— J01EE03: Sulfametrole and trimethoprim
— J01EE04: Sulfamoxole and trimethoprim
— J01EE05: Sulfadimidine and trimethoprim
— J01EE07: Sulfamerazine and trimethoprim
— J01R: Combinations of antibacterials
— J01RA: Combinations of antibacterials
— J01RA02: Sulfonamides, combinations with other antibacterials (excl. trimethoprim)
— J04: Antimycobacterials
— J04A: Drugs for treatment of tuberculosis
— J04AM: Combinations of drugs for treatment of tuberculosis
— J04AM08: Isoniazid, sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim and pyridoxine
HCPCS
Code | Description |
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S0039 | Injection, sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, 10 ml |
Clinical
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Indications Phases 4
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Parkinson disease | D010300 | EFO_0002508 | G20 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
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Indications Phases 1
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Healthy volunteers/patients | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
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Drug
General
Drug common name | TRIMETHOPRIM |
INN | trimethoprim |
Description | Trimethoprim is an aminopyrimidine antibiotic whose structure consists of pyrimidine 2,4-diamine and 1,2,3-trimethoxybenzene moieties linked by a methylene bridge. It has a role as an EC 1.5.1.3 (dihydrofolate reductase) inhibitor, a xenobiotic, an environmental contaminant, a drug allergen, an antibacterial drug and a diuretic. It is a member of methoxybenzenes and an aminopyrimidine. |
Classification | Small molecule |
Drug class | antibacterials (trimethoprim type), dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibitors |
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | COc1cc(Cc2cnc(N)nc2N)cc(OC)c1OC |
Identifiers
PDB | — |
CAS-ID | 738-70-5 |
RxCUI | — |
ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL22 |
ChEBI ID | 45924 |
PubChem CID | 5578 |
DrugBank | DB00440 |
UNII ID | AN164J8Y0X (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |
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