• See Also
  1. Sulfonamide
  2. Toxoplasmosis
  3. Burn Management
  • Indications
  1. Sulfadiazine Systemic
    1. Toxoplasmosis Prevention and Treatment
  2. Silver Sulfadiazine Topical Cream (Silvadene, SSD)
    1. Burn Management
  • Contraindications
  1. Severe Renal Insufficiency
  2. Infants age <2 months old (risk of Kernicterus with systemic Sulfadiazine)
  • Mechanism
  1. See Sulfonamide
  • Medications
  1. Sulfadiazine Systemic
    1. See Toxoplasmosis
    2. Use limited to Toxoplasmosis Prevention and management (combined with Pyrimethamine and leucovorin)
  2. Silver Sulfadiazine Topical Cream (Silvadene, SSD)
    1. Topical Cream used in Burn Injury
    2. See Burn Management
  • Dosing
  1. Systemic Sulfadiazine
    1. See Toxoplasmosis
  2. Silver Sulfadiazine Topical (Silvadene Cream)
    1. See Burn Management
  • Adverse Effects
  1. See Sulfadiazine
  2. Crystalluria
    1. Sulfadiazine is more likely to precipitate in acidic urine
    2. Maintain oral hydration
    3. Reduce dose in Renal Insufficiency
  • Drug Interactions
  1. Warfarin
    1. Increases INR
  2. Increases drug levels of other medications
    1. Methotrexate
    2. Phenytoin
  • Resources
  1. Sulfadiazine (DailyMed)
    1. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=10549cba-9c15-4d2e-a68c-5afbc178591d
  2. Silver Sulfadiazine (DailyMed)
    1. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=c437213a-1cd4-445e-a39f-bbcacb9f746f