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My 93 Year Old Father Has Been Prescribed Trimethoprim As

My 93 year old father has been prescribed trimethoprim as a prophylactic antibiotic for frequent uti's because he has an I dwelling catheter. He is highly allergic to sulfa drugs (bactrim). Is trimethoprim going to cause the same reaction. He developed severe skin hives and rash from taking Bactrim

posted on Wed, 1 Jun 2016

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