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My daughter had urinary infection with severe malaria she was managed with gentamycin & quinine, is there a problem since both of the drugs contain sulphur component.
Ayub
Both of the drugs you refer to contain sulphur (chemical element) in very small amounts, and the element is present as part of the larger compound Quinine or Gentamicin Sulphate.
Given the doses she is likely to have received, and the small percentage the Sulphur would contribute to each drug, I would not forsee any problems. I suspect that she is taking similar if not greater amounts of Sulphur / Sulphates as part of her normal diet, so the two drugs will not add any further risk providing her liver and kidney function is not impared by any other condition.
I hope this helps.
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Nigel Simmons
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I am happy to answer general questions on medicines and hospital care. If possible, please use approved / chemical names rather than brands which are not internationally recognised. Like all health professionals I am bound by a duty of care which prevents me giving detailed information about medication or treatment of people other than the questioner. I will endeavour to help wherever possible or point towards more appropriate advice. If however your question crosses too far into patient confidentiality, I hope you will understand why I cannot answer your question. Consider.. would you want me to discuss your care with a friend or relative without your knowledge?
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Registered as a UK pharmacist in 1982 and have worked in a number of hospital and health management posts around the UK. Formerly Chief Pharmacist for a 440 bed general hospital in Cambridgeshire.
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