Glossary of terms. This glossary provides a definition, and some explanation, of some of the common terms that are used within research clinical papers 1. Placebo: A dummy preparation used as a control against which the product being tested is compared.lossary of terms. This glossary provides a definition, and some explanation, of some of the common terms that are used within research clinical papers 1. Placebo: A dummy preparation used as a control against which the product being tested is compared.
For Patients. Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) DS is a combination of two antibiotics used to treat urinary tract infections, acute otitis media, bronchitis, Shigellosis, Pneumocystis pneumonia, traveler's diarrhea, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and other bacterial infections susceptible to this antibiotic.
Bactrim is also sometimes prescribed for other types of bacterial pneumonia, for acne, and for preventing urinary tract infections. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved Bactrim in 1973. The drug is made by Mutual Pharmaceutical Co.