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Prescribing Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) tablets in the absence of a proven or strongly suspected bacterial infection or a prophylactic[1] indication is unlikely to provide benefit to the patient and increases the risk of the development of drug-resistant bacteria.

Avoid use of BACTRIM in patients with impaired renal or hepatic function, in those with possible folate deficiency (e.g., the elderly, chronic alcoholics, patients receiving anticonvulsant[2] therapy, patients with malabsorption[3] syndrome, and patients in malnutrition[4] states) and in those with severe allergies or bronchial asthma[5].

Hematological changes indicative of folic acid[6] deficiency may occur in elderly patients or in patients with preexisting folic acid deficiency or kidney failure. These effects are reversible by folinic acid therapy (see PRECAUTIONS, Ger...