Acronym of TMP/SMX
( Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole ) Co-trimoxazole (Co-trimoxazole), which is an abbreviation for (TMP/SMX), also known to be some kind of antibiotic which is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections may be prescribed. Cotrimoxazole is actually produced from the combination of two entibiotic trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (from the group of sulfonamides) in a ratio of 1 unit trimethoprim versus 5 units sulfamethoxazole. The medicinal forms of this biotic are in injectable form tablets and syrups.
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