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This medication is a combination of two antibiotics: sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. It is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections (such as middle ear, urine, respiratory, and intestinal infections). It is also used to prevent and treat a certain type of pneumonia (pneumocystis-type).
What BACTRIM is used for. BACTRIM contains the active ingredients sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, also known as co-trimoxazole. BACTRIM is used to treat infections in different parts of the body, caused by bacteria. BACTRIM belongs to a group of medicines called antibiotics.There are many different types of medicines used to treat bacterial infections.ACTRIM contains the active ingredients sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, also known as co-trimoxazole. BACTRIM is used to treat infections in different parts of the body, caused by bacteria. BACTRIM belongs to a group of medicines called antibiotics.