Description
Sulfadoxineisasulfonamideanti-parasiticthatinhibitsdihydropteroatesynthase,preventingfolatesynthesisandincreasesbloodoxygenlevels.Sulfadoxineexhibitsantimalarialactivityandistypicallygivenwithpyrimethamine.
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