gantanol

Thân thiện

A doctor prescribes gantanol for a patient's urinary tract infection.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A sulfa drug used as an antibiotic: Gantanol is a trade name for a specific sulfonamide medication. It is an antimicrobial agent used to treat bacterial infections.
   • A treatment for urinary tract infections: Gantanol is particularly associated with treating infections of the urinary tract.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The doctor prescribed Gantanol for the patient's severe bladder infection.
  • Before modern antibiotics, drugs like Gantanol were commonly used to fight bacterial diseases.

Advanced Usage

• Medical Context: The term is used almost exclusively in medical and pharmacological contexts to refer to the specific drug formulation. It is a proprietary name.
  • Gantanol, while effective, has been largely superseded by newer antibiotics with fewer side effects.

Variants and Related Words

• Sulfamethoxazole (n): The generic, non-proprietary name for the active drug compound in Gantanol.
  • The active ingredient in Gantanol is sulfamethoxazole.
• Sulfonamide (n): The class of synthetic antibacterial drugs to which Gantanol belongs.
  • Gantanol is a member of the sulfonamide family of drugs.

Synonyms

• Sulfamethoxazole: The generic drug name.
• Sulfa drug: A general term for antibacterial sulfonamides.

Notes on Meaning

• Trade Name vs. Generic: "Gantanol" is a brand or trade name. Its meaning is fixed to that specific commercial product, unlike generic drug names which are used universally.
• Specific Use: While it can treat various infections, its definition is strongly linked to treating urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Học thuật

Noun

1. a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sulfamethoxazole
• Gantanol