gantrisin

Thân thiện

A doctor prescribes gantrisin for a urinary tract infection.

Definition

Noun A sulfa drug, specifically a sulfonamide antibiotic, used primarily in the treatment of bacterial infections, especially those of the urinary tract. It is known by the trade name Gantrisin.

Usage

• Gantrisin is prescribed by doctors to combat specific bacterial infections.
• The patient was given a course of Gantrisin for their kidney infection.
• Gantrisin belongs to a class of medications called sulfonamides.

Advanced Usage

• The term is used in medical and pharmacological contexts. It is a proprietary name (trademark) for the drug sulfisoxazole.
• Example: "The study compared the efficacy of Gantrisin with newer antibiotics for uncomplicated cystitis."

Variants and Related Words

• Sulfisoxazole: The generic, non-proprietary name for the drug.
• Sulfonamide: The broader class of antibacterial drugs to which Gantrisin belongs.
• Sulfa drug: A common term for sulfonamide antibiotics.

Synonyms

• Sulfisoxazole (generic name)

Notes on Meaning

• Gantrisin refers specifically to the branded pharmaceutical product. Its meaning is fixed within the domain of medicine and does not have other general definitions.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sulfisoxazole
• Gantrisin