Bactrim is an antibacterial drug that combines two active ingredients (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) and can be used for the treatment of urinary tract infections, intestine inflammation, traveler’s diarrhea and a number of other conditions if recommended by your doctor. Before prescribing this drug, to avoid unwanted side effects and unpleasant symptoms, you need to tell your doctor if you have folic acid deficiency, liver or kidney disease, asthma or severe allergies, malnourishment or AIDS, as these conditions have been reported to affect the results of the treatment. To make sure Bactrim is efficient in your case, you will need to have blood tests done regularly.

If you have been prescribed the liquid form of this medicine make sure you measure the exact dosage with the help of a special cup (if you do not have the cup ask your pharmacist for one, to make sure you do not exceed the dose recommended). Bactrim is FDA category C – it can pass into breast milk affecting the nursing baby, while it is not known if it can harm an unborn baby if taken by an expectant mother. Your doctor needs to know about your plans of becoming pregnant or breastfeeding while taking Bactrim.