co-trimoxazole

British

/ ˌkəʊtrɪˈmɒksəzəʊl /

noun

an antibiotic consisting of a mixture of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (a sulfa drug): used esp to treat infections of the urinary tract and lungs (as in AIDS)

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British doctors have been using co-trimoxazole, a combination of the antibiotics trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole, since 1968.

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