Drugs / sulfadoxine
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sulfadoxine

Small molecule

Developed for
malaria · Plasmodium falciparum malaria · anemia · pregnancy disorder · Plasmodium vivax malaria · autoimmune disease · lymphoproliferative syndrome · pneumocystosis
+2 more · sexually transmitted disease · parasitemia
Investigated by
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal · Global Fund · Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Senegal · Malaria Consortium
+71 more · Medical Research Council, South Africa · Ministry of Health, Senegal · Radboud University Medical Center · University of California, San Francisco · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Department of State for Health and Social Welfare, The Gambia · Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst · European Commission · Hospital Clinic of Barcelona · Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · Malaria Research and Training Center, Bamako, Mali · Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia · National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania · Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research · Professor Karen I Barnes · QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · Research Institute for Development · Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute · The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) · United States Agency for International Development (USAID) · Alliance for International Medical Action · Alliance médicale contre le paludisme, Mali · Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine · Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisante), University of Lausanne, Switzerland · Centre for Global Health Research, Ghana · Centre national de recherche et de formation sur le paludisme · Charite University, Berlin, Germany · DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development · Department for International Development, United Kingdom · Division Controle Medicale Scolaire, Ministry of Education, Senegal · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Bénin · French National Institute of Health and Medical Research · German Federal Ministry of Education and Research · Harvard University · HealthNet TPO · Heidelberg University · INDEPTH Network · Institut National d'Etude et d'Action pour le Developpement de l'Education, Senegal · Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso · Institut des Sciences Biomédicales Appliquées, Bénin · KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Collaborative Research Program · Kenya Medical Research Institute · Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · Malaria Consortium, UK · Medical Research Council · Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France · Ministry of Health, Malawi · Ministry of health, Mali · National Malaria Control Program, Benin · National Malaria Control Program, Niger · Sanaria Inc. · Swiss Federal Institute of Technology · Swiss National Science Foundation · The Children's Investment Fund Foundation · The University of Western Australia · The Volkswagen Foundation · University of Barcelona · University of Cape Town · University of Copenhagen · University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital · University of Melbourne · University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus · University of Oxford · Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) · Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research · Washington University School of Medicine · Wellcome Trust · World Health Organization

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 1 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Approved US (FDA) FANSIDAR 1981-10-28 fda.gov

Trials 49 · a red edge is where a trial was stopped

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 11 trial
Phase 1 NCT00013689 Mar 2001 → Mar 2003 autoimmune disease, lymphoproliferative syndrome National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/24 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT04280692 Aug 2022 → Dec 2025 Plasmodium falciparum malaria University of Oxford Suspended No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT02836002 Jun 2016 → Jun 2017 malaria Radboud University Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT01319448 Sep 2011 → Apr 2013 malaria, sickle cell disease London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT00209794 Sep 2002 → Dec 2005 malaria Hospital Clinic of Barcelona Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 23 trials
Phase 2 NCT05081089 Oct → Dec 2021 Plasmodium falciparum malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02831023 Jul 2016 → Jan 2017 malaria University of California, San Francisco Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00322907 Apr 2000 → Jan 2003 malaria Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisante), University of Lausanne, Switzerland Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2/34 trials
Phase 2/3 NCT00561899 Aug 2007 → Feb 2008 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT00119132 Jun 2005 → Dec 2006 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT00158574 Jan 2005 → Apr 2008 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT00132561 Jun 2002 → Dec 2003 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 312 trials
Phase 3 NCT05946642 Jul 2023 → May 2024 malaria Malaria Consortium Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00948896 Jun 2010 → Apr 2014 malaria University of California, San Francisco Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01136850 Nov 2009 → Dec 2012 anemia, malaria, sexually transmitted disease University of Melbourne Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00432367 Feb 2007 → Feb 2009 anemia, malaria, pregnancy disorder London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00274235 Jul 2005 → Mar 2008 malaria Research Institute for Development Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00123552 Nov 2004 → Jun 2006 malaria University of California, San Francisco Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00132548 Jun → Dec 2004 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00158561 Feb 2004 → Mar 2006 Plasmodium vivax malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00146731 Jan 2004 → Sep 2007 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00120809 Jul 2002 → Sep 2004 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 412 trials
Phase 4 NCT06337253 Mar → May 2024 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Malaria Consortium Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05979896 Jul → Sep 2023 malaria Malaria Consortium Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04816461 Jul 2021 → Jun 2023 malaria Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01651416 Jul → Dec 2012 anemia, malaria Centre for Global Health Research, Ghana Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01636895 Jan 2011 → Nov 2012 pregnancy disorder Malaria Consortium, UK Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00376155 May 2006 → Feb 2007 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00372632 Dec 2005 → Apr 2008 Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00125489 May → Dec 2005 Plasmodium falciparum malaria National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00164710 Apr → Sep 2005 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00168948 Mar 2003 → Aug 2005 anemia, malaria Charite University, Berlin, Germany Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable13 trials
NCT03454048 May → Nov 2018 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Radboud University Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
NCT03079388 Feb 2017 → Sep 2019 nutritional disorder, pregnancy disorder Washington University School of Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
NCT03035305 Aug → Nov 2016 malaria Alliance for International Medical Action Completed No outcome recorded
NCT01634945 Apr 2012 → May 2013 anemia Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Completed No outcome recorded
NCT01454752 Nov 2011 → Feb 2012 anemia, malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00738946 Aug → Dec 2008 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00380146 Sep 2006 → Feb 2008 malaria Professor Karen I Barnes Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00331708 Apr 2006 → Jul 2007 malaria Professor Karen I Barnes Terminated No outcome recorded
NCT00258024 Nov 2005 → Sep 2007 anemia, malaria DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00231452 Sep 2005 → Mar 2009 malaria Hospital Clinic of Barcelona Completed No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 31 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 13 trials
Phase 1 NCT03599596 Comparator Sep → Dec 2018 malaria University College Hospital, Ibadan Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02527005 Comparator Sep 2015 → Aug 2016 HIV infectious disease, malaria University of Ibadan Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02524444 Comparator Sep 2015 → Aug 2016 ORIYOMI OMOTOYOSI AKINYOTU Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 22 trials
Phase 2 NCT02909712 Comparator Sep 2016 → Jan 2020 malaria, parasitemia, poisoning London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01132248 Comparator May 2010 → Dec 2012 urinary schistosomiasis Albert Schweitzer Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/31 trial
Phase 2/3 NCT00941785 Comparator Jul → Dec 2009 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 313 trials
Phase 3 NCT06173206 Comparator Jun → Dec 2024 malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04319380 Comparator Apr 2020 → Mar 2022 Plasmodium falciparum malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04189744 Comparator Dec 2019 → Oct 2022 Trichomonas vaginitis urogenital infection, bacterial vaginosis, malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03143218 Comparator Apr 2017 → Mar 2020 Plasmodium falciparum malaria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02793622 Comparator Sep 2016 → Dec 2018 malaria University of California, San Francisco Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 45 trials
Phase 4 NCT03178643 Comparator Jan 2018 → Dec 2020 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Duke University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02592408 Comparator Nov 2015 → May 2016 malaria Menzies School of Health Research Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02575755 Comparator Oct 2012 → Jul 2016 Plasmodium falciparum malaria, pregnancy disorder Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01669941 Comparator Aug 2012 → Oct 2014 malaria, pregnancy disorder Kenya Medical Research Institute Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00964691 Comparator Aug 2009 → Aug 2010 malaria Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Solomon Islands Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable7 trials
NCT06869850 Background Sep 2025 → Dec 2027 expected cognitive impairment with or without cerebellar ataxia, kwashiorkor Washington University School of Medicine Recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT06002438 Background Oct 2023 → Dec 2024 protein-energy malnutrition Washington University School of Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
NCT04238845 Background Jul 2020 → Jul 2021 malaria, protein-energy malnutrition Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso Unknown No outcome recorded
NCT00811421 Comparator Sep 2009 → Dec 2012 HIV infectious disease, malaria, pregnancy disorder Hospital Clinic of Barcelona Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00509015 Comparator Feb → Aug 2008 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Radboud University Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded

Evidence & citations 15 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 82 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as sulfadoxine “BACKGROUND: Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine was a common first line drug therapy to treat uncomplicated falciparum malaria, but increasing therapeutic failures associated with the...” PMID 19707564 Aug 2009
60

“2 courses of 3 tablets of 500 mg N1-(5,6-dimethoxy-4-pyrimidinyl) sulfanilamide (sulfadoxine) and 25 mg 2,4-diamino-5-(p-chlorophenyl)-6-ethylpyrimidine...” NCT01636895

“3 tablets of SP (500 mg sulfadoxine and 25 mg pyrimethamine per tablet) by mouth under supervision at enrolment, and 3 tablets of SP under supervision 4 to 12 weeks later in...” NCT00964691

“Treatment with a single dose of sulfadoxine /pyrimethamine plus three doses of amodiaquine or placebo was given to all study subjects at monthly intervals on three occasions...” NCT00944840

Sulfadoxine/pyremethamine (SP) given as a single dose per manufacturers recommendation (tablets 500mg sulphadoxine and 15mg pyremethamine; child's body weight 5-10Kgs ½ tablet,...” NCT00361114

“Amodiaquine (10 mg/kg over 3 days) and Sulfadoxine Pyrimethamine (25 mg of sulfadoxine + 1.25 mg of pyrimethamine per kg in a single dose) or placebo administered over 3 rounds...” NCT00738946

“This preventive measures involves administering antimalarial drugs (Amodiaquine-Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine) to children aged 6- 59 months on a monthly basis during the high...” NCT04238845

“Co-blister packaging of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) dispersible tablets administered on the first day and amodiaquine (AQ) dispersible tablets administered once daily for three days.” NCT05946642

“Intervention: Random assignment to receive either Cotrifazid, mefloquine or the standard treatment of quinine+sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP).” NCT00322907

Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (500 mg / 25 mg) given every 4 weeks, beginning at enrollment or at 13 weeks' gestation, whichever is later.” NCT03079388

“One dose of SP (500 mg sulfadoxine plus 25 mg pyrimethamine, or half of the dose if body weight =\< 10 kg)” NCT01634945

“IPTp with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended in HIV-negative women to avert malaria” PMID 25915616 Apr 2015

“For children aged 6-11 months: sulfadoxine 250mg/pyrimethamine 12.5mg and amodiaquine 75mg” NCT03035305

sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine IPTp will be administered following current WHO recommendations” NCT01132248

Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine tablets contain 500mg sulfadoxine and 25mg pyrimethamine.” NCT05081089

“3 tablets of sulfadoxine (500 mg) and pyrimethamine (25 mg) given at each ANC visit” NCT01669941

“Children will receive 500mg sulfadoxine plus 25mg pyrimethamine as one tablet” NCT06173206

“SP(500mg sulfadoxine/25mg pyrimethamine)1.25mg SP per kg stat” NCT00561899

“One dose of Sulfadoxine 25mg/kg and pyrimethamine 1.25mg/kg” NCT00941785

“3 days of artesunate sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine on days 0-2” NCT02592408

“artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP)” PMID 26917051 Feb 2016

“SP (sulfadoxine 25mg/kg stat)(SP)” NCT00146731

NCT00123552

NCT02909712

NCT00203736

NCT00852371

NCT06869850

NCT00460369

NCT01103063

NCT00013689

NCT02575755

NCT04816461

NCT00376155

NCT02793622

NCT00125489

NCT00120809

NCT00132535

NCT00948896

NCT06002438

NCT00299247

NCT06337253

NCT00132561

NCT03178643

NCT01319448

NCT00274235

NCT00158561

NCT01443130

NCT00304980

NCT00132548

NCT00380146

NCT02836002

NCT00372632

NCT00331708

NCT00231452

NCT00646126

NCT00000727

NCT00206739

NCT03454048

NCT00140361

NCT04280692

NCT00164710

Known as Fanasulf ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1539
Known as J21.373J ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1539
Known as NSC-759319 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1539
Known as RO 4-4393 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1539
Known as Sulfadoxin ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT00168948
Known as Sulfadoxina ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1539
Known as Sulfadoxine component of fansidar ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1539
Known as Sulfadoxinum ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1539
Known as Sulforthamidine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1539
Known as sulphadoxine “One cycle of SMC consisting of sulphadoxine - pyrimethamine (SP) 500mg/25 mg, and amodiaquine (AQ) 150mg on day 1, and AQ 150mg on days 2 and 3.” NCT04319380
19

“Doses of sulphadoxine (25 mg/kg)-pyrimethamine (1.25 mg/kg) (SP) or placebo will be given by a health assistant according to bodyweight” NCT00209794

Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (500/25mg) according to age, given on day 1” NCT01454752

Sulphadoxine is a slowly eliminated sulphonamide.” NCT05979896

sulphadoxine - pyrimethamin (SP) 500mg/25 mg” NCT03143218

NCT01746199

NCT00432367

NCT00811421

NCT04189744

NCT00509015

NCT00119132

NCT02831023

NCT02527005

NCT00158574

NCT01651416

NCT03599596

NCT01136850

NCT02524444

NCT00258024

NCT00361114

Known as Sulphormethoxine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1539
Known as WR-4073 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1539
Modality Small molecule “Sulphadoxine is a slowly eliminated sulphonamide.” NCT05979896
1

CHEMBL1539

Route Oral “given as oral tablets” NCT00852371