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Sulfadiazine is a short-acting sulfonamide. It is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and rapidly excreted by the kidney. As with other sulfonamides, there are few specific indications because of the wide range of safer and more effective alternative antibiotics. In addition, the emergence of resistance to the sulfonamides has rendered this drug class unsuitable for the treatment of many infections that responded to them in the past. Sulfadiazine is used Sulfad to treat urinary tract infections and as an adjunct for the treatment of a few parasitic diseases. Although sulfadiazine, like other sulfonamides, is fairly well tolerated, its use is associated with adverse effects. Hypersensitivity reactions and gastrointestinal upset are among the common side effects associated with sulfadiazine. Fundamentals: Ligands, Complexes, Synthesis, Purification, and Structure Z. Xu, L.K. Thompson, in Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry II, 2003 1.5.2.1 Overview Diazine (N–N) brid...