Sulfacetamide

It is an intermediate acting sulfonamide and is available in the salt form alongwith sodium.

Mechanism of Action:
It competitively inhibits the bacterial enzyme para-aminobenzoic acid resulting in the inhibition of the synthesis of the folic acid.

Uses:
It is used in the treatment of skin infections and orally it is useful in the treatment of Urinary tract infections.

Sulfisomidine

It is also known as sulfasomidine and it is a short acting sulfonamide.

It is similar to sulfadimidine.

Sulfisoxazole

It is a short acting sulfonamide.

Mechanism of Action:
It inhibits the folic acid production of bacteria by competitive inhibition of the enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase.

Uses:
It is used for the treatment of Urinary Tract Infections, Acute otitis media, meningococcal meningitis, malaria and other bacterial infections.

Sulfamethoxazole

It is a short acting bacteriostatic sulfonamide.

Action:
It hinders folic acid synthesis in susceptible bacteria.

Uses:
It is used to treat prostatitis, bronchitis and Urinary tract infections.

Brand Names:
•Apo-Sulfamethoxazole

•Azo Gantanol
•Azo-Gantanol
•Bactrimel
•Gamazole
•Gantanol
•Gantanol-DS
•Metoxal
•Radonil
•Septran
•SIM
•Simsinomin
•Sinomin
•Sulfamethalazole
•Sulfamethoxazol
•Sulfamethoxizole
•Sulfamethylisoxazole
•Sulfisomezole
•Sulpha-Methoxizole
•Sulphamethalazole
•Sulphamethoxazol
•Sulphamethoxazole
•Sulphamethoxazole BP 98
•Sulphamethylisoxazole
•Sulphisomezole
•Trib
•Urobak