sulphathiazole Pharm.
(sʌlfəˈθaɪəzəʊl)
Also (U.S.) sulf-.
[f. sulpha- + thiazole s.v. thio- 1.]
The readily absorbed sulphonamide C3H2NS·NH·SO2·C6H4·NH2, now rarely used; thiazol-2-ylsulphanilamide.
| 1939 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. LXI. 3593/2 The potentiometric titration curves for the acidification of 2% solution of the sodium salts of 2(p-aminobenzenesulfonamido)thiazole (Sulfathiazole) and sulfapyridine are submitted in Fig. 1. 1943 Endeavour Apr. 42/1 Sulphathiazole and sulphadiazine are now among the physician's sheet anchors in the treatment of meningitis, gonorrhoea and pneumonia. 1967 [see sulphanilamide]. 1978 J. Irving World according to Garp i. 7 Sulfathiazole was for the clap—with lots of water recommended. |