succinylsulphathiazole Pharm.
(ˌsʌksɪnaɪlsʌlfəˈθaɪəzəʊl)
Also -sulf-.
[f. succinyl + sulphathiazole.]
A poorly absorbed sulphonamide derivative which is used in the treatment of gastrointestinal infections and is inactive until hydrolysed to sulphathiazole in the body; 4{p}-(thiazol-2-ylsulphamoyl)-succinanilic acid, C3H2NS·NH·SO2·C6H4·NH·CO·(CH2)2COOH.
| 1941 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. XLVIII. 129 (heading) Succinyl sulfathiazole, a new bacteriostatic agent locally active in the gastrointestinal tract. 1981 H. J. Rogers et al. Textbk. Clinical Pharmacol. xix. 647 Only 5–10% of these drugs are absorbed... Examples are phthalylsulphathiazole and succinylsulphathiazole, both of which hydrolyse to sulphathiazole. |