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SULFACETAMIDE SODIUM, SULFUR

Generic: SULFACETAMIDE SODIUM, SULFUR

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Basic Information
Manufacturer
Cintex Services, LLC
Product Type
HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Route of Administration
TOPICAL
FDA Set ID
0fa2c52d-5d4a-4b83-e063-6394a90a5406
Indications & Usage
INDICATIONS: This product is indicated for use in the topical control of acne vulgaris, acne rosacea and seborrheic dermatitis.
Warnings
WARNINGS: Sulfonamides are known to cause Stevens-Johnson syndrome in hypersensitive individuals.

Stevens-Johnson syndrome also has been reported following the use of sodium sulfacetamide topically.

Cases of drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus from topical sulfacetamide also have been reported.

In one of these cases, there was a fatal outcome.

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Adverse Reactions
ADVERSE REACTIONS: Reports of irritation and hypersensitivity to sodium sulfacetamide are uncommon.

The following adverse reactions, reported after administration of sterile ophthalmic sodium sulfacetamide, are noteworthy: instances of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and instances of local hypersensitivity which progressed to a syndrome resembling systemic lupus erythematosus; in one case a fatal outcome was reported (see WARNINGS ).