Chemicals and Drugs

Sulfacetamide

An anti-bacterial agent that is used topically to treat skin infections and orally for urinary tract infections.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

An anti-bacterial agent that is used topically to treat skin infections and orally for urinary tract infections.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C8H10N2O3S
Molecular Weight
214.24 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
144-80-9
IUPAC Name
N-(4-aminophenyl)sulfonylacetamide
InChIKey
SKIVFJLNDNKQPD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC(=O)NS(=O)(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N
MeSH Unique ID
D013409
Source
PubChem CID 5320

MeSH Record

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Drug Class

Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

27 entry terms
  • Acetylsulfanilamide
  • Sulphacetamide
  • AK-Sulf
  • Acetopt
  • Albucid
  • Antébor
  • Belph-10
  • Bleph
  • Ceta Sulfa
  • Cetamide
  • Colircusi Sulfacetamida
  • Coliriocilina Sulfacetam
  • Isopto Cetamide
  • Sodium Sulamyd
  • Sulf-10
  • Sulfacetamide Monosodium Salt
  • Sulfacetamide Sodium
  • Sulfacetamide, Monosodium Salt, Anhydrous
  • Sulfacil
  • Sulfacyl
  • Sulfair
  • AK Sulf
  • Belph 10
  • Sulamyd, Sodium
  • Sulf 10
  • Sulfacetam, Coliriocilina
  • Sulfacetamida, Colircusi

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Tree Numbers

  1. D02w.065w.884w.725.650w
  2. D02w.092w.146.807.650w
  3. D02w.886w.590w.700w.725.650w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sulfacetamide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013409. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013409
  2. Sulfacetamide. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfacetamide
  3. Sulfacetamide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2022983
  4. Sulfacetamide. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5320. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5320