sulfapyridine

American  

[suhl-fuh-pir-i-deen, -din] / ˌsʌl fəˈpɪr ɪˌdin, -dɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.

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Etymology

Origin of sulfapyridine

sulfa(nilamide) + pyridine

Example Sentences

To combat the pneumococci, he gave the baby injections of the remarkable new drug sulfapyridine.

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Albany Laboratories fed the drug to mice infected with Staphylococcus germs, found it far more powerful, far less toxic than sulfapyridine.

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In other cases, sulfapyridine, like sulfanilamide, may produce a dangerous decrease in the number of red blood corpuscles.

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At present they are using sulfapyridine for pneumonia, will soon experiment with sulfathiazole for bubonic plague, may try brand-new sulfaguanidine for dysentery.

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Harvard's Drs. David Weinman and Robert Berne have proved that sulfapyridine cures the disease in 95 out of 100 mice even in very late stages of the disease.

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