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.
In particular, Bactrim is approved to treat the following infections: 1  Urinary tract infections (UTIs), such as bladder infections. 2  Ear infections. 3  Acute worsening of chronic bronchitis.  Shigellosis (a form of 1  dysentery) Traveler's diarrhea.  A certain type of pneumonia known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.