noun
- an antibiotic drug used to treat bacterial infections, especially urinary tract infections
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor prescribed trimethoprim for her bladder infection.
- Trimethoprim is often combined with sulfamethoxazole in antibiotic treatments.
- The patient was allergic to trimethoprim and needed an alternative antibiotic.
- Trimethoprim works by preventing bacteria from producing folic acid.
- The pharmacy dispensed a five-day course of trimethoprim tablets.
- Some bacteria have developed resistance to trimethoprim over time.