Each Bactrim DS tablet contains mg of trimethoprim and mg of sulfamethoxazole and each 5 mL of Bactrim oral suspension contains 40 mg of trimethoprim and mg of sulfamethoxazole.
Bactrim DS tablets also contain inactive ingredients the povidone , docusate sodium , sodium starch glycollate, magnesium stearate Bactrim DS tablets are gluten free and lactose free. Bactrim oral suspension also contains the inactive ingredients cellulose — dispersible , methyl hydroxybenzoate , propyl hydroxybenzoate , sorbitol solution , polysorbate 80 , banana flavour H, vanilla flavour , water.
Bactrim oral suspension is gluten free and sugar free. Tell your doctor if you are taking any other medicines including any that you have bought from a pharmacy, supermarket or healthfood shop. These medicines may be affected by Bactrim or may affect how well it works. You may need to use different amounts of your medicine, or you may need to take different medicines. Your doctor will advise you. Your doctor or pharmacist has more information on medicines to be careful with or avoid while taking Bactrim.
If you have not told your doctor about any of the above, tell them before you start taking Bactrim. People over 65 years are more at risk of severe side effects when taking Bactrim. The risk is greater if you have kidney or liver disease or are taking some types of other medicines, such as diuretics. The dose and length of time you have to take Bactrim will depend on the type of infection you have.
For children under 12 years of age, the dose of Bactrim oral suspension depends on the age and weight of your child. Your doctor or pharmacist will tell you how much your child should be given. The correct amount of Bactrim oral suspension should be measured, using a metric measure, before being given by mouth.
The full course of Bactrim prescribed by your doctor should be taken, even if you feel better after a few days. This will help clear your infection completely. If your symptoms do not improve within a few days, or if they become worse, let your doctor know. Immediately telephone your doctor or Poisons Information Centre telephone 13 11 26 for advice or go to Accident and Emergency at your nearest hospital if you think that you or anyone else may have taken too much Bactrim even, if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning.
If you take too much Bactrim, you may feel sick or vomit, feel dizzy, depressed or confused or have a headache. You may also feel drowsy or become unconscious. Otherwise, your doctor may think that it was not effective and change your treatment unnecessarily. If you are taking Bactrim for a long time, visit your doctor regularly so your progress can be checked. Contact your doctor immediately if you get severe diarrhoea , even if it develops several weeks after stopping Bactrim.
Do not take any diarrhoea medicine without first checking with your doctor. Do not take any other medicines whether they require a prescription or not without first telling your doctor or consulting with a pharmacist. Sometimes use of this medicine allows other bacteria and fungi which are not sensitive to Bactrim to grow. If other infections such as thrush occur while you are taking Bactrim, tell your doctor. If you take the tablets out of the blister pack or the oral suspension out of the bottle before it is time to take them, they may not keep well.
A locked cupboard at least one-and-a-half metres above the ground is a good place to store medicines. If your doctor tells you to stop taking Bactrim, or the tablets or oral suspension has passed its expiry date, ask your pharmacist what to do with any medicine that is left over.
Bactrim is a Prescription Only S4 medicine. Tell your doctor or pharmacist as soon as possible if you do not feel well while you are taking Bactrim. Bactrim helps most people with susceptible infections but it may have unwanted side effects in a few people.
All medicines can have side effects. Sometimes they are serious, most of the time they are not. You may need medical treatment if you get some of the side effects. Very rarely, people have died from complications due to certain severe skin, liver or blood reactions. Elderly people, people with liver or kidney disease and people taking certain other medicines are more at risk of these severe reactions.
This is not a complete list of all possible side effects. Others may occur in some people and there may be some side effects not yet known. Tell your doctor if you notice anything else that is making you feel unwell, even if it is not on this list.
View more information about myVMC. Please be aware that we do not give advice on your individual medical condition, if you want advice please see your treating physician. Parenting information is available at Parenthub. Are you a Health Professional? Jump over to the doctors only platform. Keep from freezing. It is very important that your doctor check the progress of you or your child at regular visits to make sure that this medicine is working properly. Blood and urine tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.
Using this medicine while you are pregnant can harm your unborn baby. Use an effective form of birth control to keep from getting pregnant. If you think you have become pregnant while using the medicine, tell your doctor right away. This medicine may cause serious skin reactions, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms DRESS , acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis AGEP , or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis AFND.
Check with your doctor if you have a skin rash, blistering, peeling, loosening of the skin, chills, cough, diarrhea, itching, joint or muscle pain, red irritated eyes, red skin lesions, often with a purple center, sore throat, sores, ulcers, white spots in the mouth or on the lips, black, tarry stools, chest pain, or painful or difficult urination. Check with your doctor right away if you have dark urine, clay-colored stools, stomach pain, or yellow eyes or skin. These may be symptoms of a serious liver problem.
This medicine, especially if you are receiving high doses or for a long period of time, may lower the number of platelets in your body, which are necessary for proper blood clotting. Because of this, you may bleed or get infections more easily. Talk with your doctor if you have black, tarry stools, bleeding gums, blood in urine or stools, pinpoint red spots on the skin, unusual bleeding or bruising.
This medicine may cause diarrhea, and in some cases it can be severe. It may occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine. Do not take any medicine to treat diarrhea without first checking with your doctor. If you have any questions or if mild diarrhea continues or gets worse, check with your doctor.
Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have stomach cramps, bloating, watery and severe diarrhea, which may also be bloody, nausea or vomiting, or unusual tiredness or weakness. These may be symptoms of a serious intestinal infection. This medicine may cause serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, which can be life-threatening and require immediate medical attention. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child have a rash, itching, swelling of the face, tongue, and throat, trouble breathing, or chest pain after you use the medicine.
This medicine may cause electrolyte problems, including high potassium in the blood hyperkalemia and low sodium in the blood hyponatremia. Tell your doctor right away if you have confusion, weakness, muscle twitching, an irregular heartbeat, numbness or tingling in the hands, feet, or lips, or trouble breathing.
This medicine may cause hypoglycemia low blood sugar in some patients. Check with your doctor if you have anxiety, behavior change similar to being drunk, blurred vision, cold sweats, confusion, cool pale skin, difficulty with concentrating, drowsiness, excessive hunger, headache, nausea, nervousness, rapid heartbeat, shakiness, or unusual tiredness or weakness. Before you have any medical tests, tell the medical doctor in charge that you or your child are taking this medicine. The results of some tests may be affected by this medicine.
Patients receiving anticonvulsant treatment medicines to prevent seizures may be at risk for a folate vitamin B9 deficiency, which may increase the risk for side effects. Talk with your doctor if you have concerns about this. Do not use this medicine for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia PCP if you are also using leucovorin. Using these medicines together may cause these medicines to not work as well for you. Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor.
This includes leucovorin, other prescription or nonprescription over-the-counter [OTC] medicines and herbal or vitamin supplements. Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention. If your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse, call your doctor.
Take co-trimoxazole until you finish the prescription, even if you feel better. Do not stop taking co-trimoxazole without talking to your doctor. If you stop taking co-trimoxazole too soon or skip doses, your infection may not be completely treated and the bacteria may become resistant to antibiotics. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Take the missed dose as soon as you remember it. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule.
Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one. Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture not in the bathroom.
It is important to keep all medication out of sight and reach of children as many containers such as weekly pill minders and those for eye drops, creams, patches, and inhalers are not child-resistant and young children can open them easily. To protect young children from poisoning, always lock safety caps and immediately place the medication in a safe location — one that is up and away and out of their sight and reach.
Unneeded medications should be disposed of in special ways to ensure that pets, children, and other people cannot consume them. However, you should not flush this medication down the toilet. Instead, the best way to dispose of your medication is through a medicine take-back program.
In case of overdose, call the poison control helpline at If the victim has collapsed, had a seizure, has trouble breathing, or can't be awakened, immediately call emergency services at Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory.
Your doctor will order certain lab tests to check your response to co-trimoxazole. Before having any laboratory test, tell your doctor and the laboratory personnel that you are taking co-trimoxazole. Do not let anyone else take your medication.
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