Drug Summary


  Drug name:  sulfadiazine
  Chemical name:  Sulfadiazine
  Formula:  C10H10N4O2  Weight:   250.277
  CAS no:  68-35-9
  DrugBank link:  DB00359
  Description:  One of the short-acting sulfonamides used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat toxoplasmosis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and in newborns with congenital infections. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For the treatment of rheumatic fever and meningococcal meningitis