Without any real understanding of how sulfa-drugs overcome infections, doctors have been freely using them ever since Dr. Gerhard Domagk of Germany discovered prontosil, forerunner of ...

The Canadian researchers found that the antibiotics that were most likely to ilicit this reaction were cephalosporins and sulfonamides - or 'sulfa drugs'. As well as penicillin, cephalosporins ...

Some common photosensitizing antibiotics include tetracycline, flouroquinolone, and sulfa drugs. What to do: Avoid prolonged periods of sun exposure – especially between 10 am and 2pm when the ...