SULPHADIMIDINE

SULPHADIMIDINE is an antibiotic of the sulfonamide group. It is a synthetic antibiotic that works as bacteriostatic and provides a wide range of spectrum against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. It inhibits bacteria by competitively inhibiting para amino benzoic acid which in turn stops folic acid synthesis. It is also used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease, calf diphtheria, coccidiosis, pneumonia, procine colibacillosis and in chickens, to treat fowl cholera, pullorum disease.