Drugs / Trimethoprim
last change Jul 2026 re-read 2 minutes ago

Trimethoprim

also known as TMP · BW 56-72 · BW 72U · Infectotrimet · Ledatrim · Monotrim · NIH-204 · NSC-106568 · +36 more

Small molecule targets SLC19A3 via inhibition

Developed for
HIV infectious disease · pneumocystosis · urinary tract infection · bacterial infectious disease · cystic fibrosis · malaria · methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infectious disease · atopic eczema
+21 more · cerebral toxoplasmosis · chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · epidermolysis bullosa · idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis · infectious disease · infective endocarditis · osteomyelitis · Pneumocystis infectious disease · prostate cancer · pyelonephritis · renal fibrosis · ulcer of lower limbs · abscess · bacterial urinary tract infection · periprosthetic joint infection · pneumonia · pregnancy disorder · prostatitis · rhegmatogenous retinal detachment · staphylococcus aureus infection · vesicoureteral reflux
Investigated by
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · Glaxo Wellcome · Jacobus Pharmaceutical · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · University of Washington · Cook Children's Medical Center
+97 more · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · St. Louis Children's Hospital · University of California, San Francisco · University of Michigan · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University · Anhui Provincial Hospital · Baylor College of Medicine · Bin Du · Boston Children's Hospital · CF Therapeutics Development Network Coordinating Center · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Central Hospital, Nancy, France · Chiang Mai University · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati · Department of Medical Services Ministry of Public Health of Thailand · Duke Clinical Research Institute · Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group · FIlière des Maladies rares Abdomino-THOraciques · First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health · Fresenius Kabi · Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica · Gary Morrow · Glasgow Caledonian University · GlaxoSmithKline · Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation · Harvard Initiative for Global Health · Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) · Huzhou Central Hospital · IRCCS Burlo Garofolo · Indiana University · Ministry of Health, Benin · Monash University · NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme · National Cancer Institute (NCI) · National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) · National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) · National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran · National University Hospital, Cotonou · Newcastle University · Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust · North Bristol NHS Trust · Omri Schwarztuch Gildor · Pfizer · Prothya Biosolutions · Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou, China · Research Institute for Development · Rigshospitalet, Denmark · Saint Antoine University Hospital · Seattle Children's Hospital · Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University · Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University · Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China · Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine · Shaoxing People's Hospital · Sidaction · Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital · Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction · Société Francophone Nutrition Clinique et Métabolisme · Taizhou Hospital · Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University · Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center · The Allergan Foundation · The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University & Lishui Central Hospital · The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · The Hospital for Sick Children · The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University · The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · all 103 on the full record

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 1 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Approved US (FDA) BACTRIM 1973-07-30 fda.gov

Trials 42 · a red edge is where a trial was stopped

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 13 trials
Phase 1 NCT05302531 Dec 2022 → Dec 2024 overdue bacterial infectious disease, short bowel syndrome Central Hospital, Nancy, France Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02371603 Feb → Aug 2015 anemia GlaxoSmithKline Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00002120 HIV infectious disease, pneumocystosis U.S. Bioscience Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 26 trials
Phase 2 NCT06536374 Jun 2026 → Dec 2027 expected prostate cancer University of California, San Diego Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07202949 Feb 2026 → Oct 2027 expected urinary tract infection University College, London Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03489629 Apr 2018 → Sep 2025 cystic fibrosis University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01349192 Apr 2011 → Jan 2015 cystic fibrosis, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infectious disease University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00380640 Sep 2006 → Aug 2007 epidermolysis bullosa The Hospital for Sick Children Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00000811 ? → Nov 2001 HIV infectious disease, bacterial infectious disease, pneumocystosis National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/31 trial
Phase 2/3 NCT07202078 May 2025 → Mar 2027 expected leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, plasma cell myeloma Monash University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 310 trials
Phase 3 NCT02759120 Mar 2017 → Mar 2020 idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Weill Medical College of Cornell University Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00948896 Jun 2010 → Apr 2014 malaria University of California, San Francisco Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00970879 Dec 2009 → Jul 2012 HIV infectious disease, malaria Research Institute for Development Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00002850 Mar 1997 → Apr 2011 bacterial infectious disease, plasma cell myeloma Gary Morrow Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00000748 ? → Nov 1996 HIV infectious disease, pneumocystosis National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00000727 ? → Aug 1991 HIV infectious disease, pneumocystosis National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00000640 ? → Sep 1994 HIV infectious disease, pneumocystosis National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00001013 ? → Sep 1991 HIV infectious disease, pneumocystosis National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00001014 ? → Sep 1991 HIV infectious disease, pneumocystosis National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00000715 ? → Sep 1991 HIV infectious disease, pneumocystosis National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 416 trials
Phase 4 NCT06397781 Jan 2031 → Dec 2035 expected atopic eczema Boston Children's Hospital Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07619027 Jun 2026 → Jun 2028 expected Pneumocystis infectious disease Anhui Provincial Hospital Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07501065 Jun 2026 → Jun 2028 expected female stress incontinence, urinary tract infection University of Miami Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06709196 Jan 2025 → Jan 2027 expected urinary bladder cancer Rigshospitalet, Denmark Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05438082 Oct 2023 → Oct 2024 urinary tract infection Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05398679 Aug 2022 → Dec 2026 expected infective endocarditis Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03978559 Aug 2019 → Jun 2022 pneumocystosis Bin Du Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03746106 Jan 2019 → Aug 2023 disorder of thiamine metabolism and transport, vitamin B deficiency University of California, San Francisco Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03508921 Jul 2018 → Jun 2022 overactive bladder, urinary tract infection Vanderbilt University Medical Center Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03042260 Mar 2017 → Feb 2021 systemic lupus erythematosus National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable6 trials
NCT07665359 Jul 2026 → May 2029 expected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT05577273 Aug 2018 → Aug 2023 urinary tract infection Omri Schwarztuch Gildor Unknown No outcome recorded
NCT01137903 Apr 2010 → Apr 2011 osteomyelitis, ulcer of lower limbs Universidad Complutense de Madrid Unknown No outcome recorded
NCT00000732 ? → May 1990 HIV infectious disease National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00000734 ? → May 1990 HIV infectious disease National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
NCT00002283 HIV infectious disease, pneumocystosis Jacobus Pharmaceutical Completed No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 42 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT02099240 Comparator Mar 2014 → Nov 2018 osteomyelitis University of Louisville Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 15 trials
Phase 1 NCT07228702 Background Jan 2026 → Oct 2027 expected pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection Vancouver Coastal Health Enrolling by invitation No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05063422 Background Aug 2022 → Aug 2023 Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01967758 Background Jan 2014 → Jun 2018 anaplastic astrocytoma, brain neoplasm, glioblastoma Providence Health & Services Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01469637 Background Nov → Dec 2011 Shire Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02188472 Comparator Nov 2010 → Feb 2011 disorder of defective peroxisome oxidative status Henrik Enghusen Poulsen Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/23 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT01632891 Background Jan 2014 → Jun 2016 HIV infectious disease, parasitemia Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT00141037 Background Mar 2004 → Sep 2006 kidney disorder National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT00078559 Background Nov 2003 → Feb 2010 kidney disorder University of Wisconsin, Madison Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 27 trials
Phase 2 NCT05835479 Comparator Nov 2023 → May 2025 overdue pneumocystosis Mundipharma Research Limited Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05702762 Comparator Oct 2022 → Jun 2023 cystitis Mercy Health Ohio Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05488340 Background Jul 2022 → Jun 2026 overdue urinary tract infection Locus Biosciences Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02734732 Comparator Apr 2015 → Apr 2020 prostatitis Umeå University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01757236 Comparator Oct 2012 → Apr 2016 periprosthetic joint infection University Hospital, Tours Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 38 trials
Phase 3 NCT05224401 Comparator May 2023 → Sep 2027 expected bacterial urinary tract infection Lund University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02282293 Comparator Dec 2014 → May 2016 HIV infectious disease, malaria University of California, San Francisco Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02021006 Comparator Dec 2013 → Jan 2020 chronic kidney disease, renal hypodysplasia/aplasia 1, vesicoureteral reflux Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01595438 Background Oct 2012 → Aug 2014 acute pyelonephritis Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01599806 Background Oct 2012 → Aug 2014 acute pyelonephritis Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 48 trials
Phase 4 NCT05719285 Comparator Dec 2022 → Jun 2023 overactive bladder The Cleveland Clinic Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05331664 Comparator Jul 2022 → Jul 2026 overdue rhegmatogenous retinal detachment Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04285320 Comparator Mar 2021 → Apr 2023 urinary tract infection Atlantic Health System Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03235947 Background Sep 2016 → Nov 2017 bacteriuria, urinary tract infection National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03077711 Comparator Jun 2016 → Jun 2019 urinary tract infection Endeavor Health Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable10 trials
NCT05268120 Comparator Jul 2022 → May 2028 expected methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infectious disease Leiden University Medical Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT03173053 Comparator Feb 2018 → Oct 2021 movement disorder, staphylococcus aureus infection Radboud University Medical Center Terminated No outcome recorded
NCT02944825 Comparator Jan 2016 → Jan 2025 urinary tract infection, urolithiasis University of California, San Diego Completed No outcome recorded
NCT04306731 Comparator Sep 2014 → Apr 2017 urinary tract infection University of Sulaimani Completed No outcome recorded
NCT01507974 Comparator Jan 2012 → Jul 2014 pregnancy disorder HaEmek Medical Center, Israel Completed No outcome recorded

Evidence & citations 49 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 85 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as trimethoprim “AIDS patients with TE were randomly divided into 3 groups that received a 6-week course of either pyrimethamine (50 mg/day or 100 mg/day) plus sulfadiazine (4 g/day) and...” NCT00367081
81

“Possible prescribed antibiotics include: trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (Septra), Cefalotin, Cephalexin, Cefapirin, Cefdroxil, Cefazolin, Cefradine, Cefacetrile,...” NCT03877289

“A 3-day course of oral amoxicillin (500 mg three times per day) or trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole in penicillin-allergic patients (160 mg trimethoprim / 800mg sulfamethoxazole...” NCT01967758

“Participants will receive a single oral dose of either Bactrim (800 mg sulfamethoxazole + 160 mg trimethoprim) or if allergic to sulfonamides, a single oral dose of Macrobid...” NCT07501065

“Daily oral cotrimoxazole suspension from 1 to 6 months of age at the following weight-based doses: * less than 5kg: 100mg sulfamethoxazole, 20mg trimethoprim * greater than...” NCT01086878

“Patients randomized to the "Procedural Antibiotics Only" arm will receive a single dose of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (800/160mg) peri-procedurally at the time of the first...” NCT03508921

“Oral dose regimen for simple urinary tract infection: Including cephalexin, cefdinir, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, and nitrofurantoin at appropriate dose, frequency, and duration” NCT05702762

“Antimicrobials included co-trimoxazole (trimethoprim 160 mg/sulfamethoxazole 800 mg twice daily plus folic acid 5 mg daily, n = 128) or doxycycline” PMID 33974018 May 2021

“800 mg sulfamethoxazole/160 mg trimethoprim twice daily (BID) + MMX Mesalazine/mesalamine placebo once daily (QD) orally for 3 days” NCT01469637

“Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (Bactrim): one double strength (DS) tablet (800 mg/160 mg) twice per day for adolescents and adults” NCT06397781

“one dose of either Trimethoprim (if \< 2 months) or Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (if ≥ 2 months) or placebo in suspension.” NCT05438082

“we randomized adults to oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or placebo after uncomplicated abscess incision and drainage.” PMID 20346539 Mar 2010

“co-trimoxazole will also be given with trimethoprim 15-20 mg/kg/day and sulfamethoxazole 75-100 mg/kg/day” NCT05835479

“800 mg sulfamethoxazole and 160 mg trimethoprim daily, from 28 weeks of gestation until delivery” NCT00970879

“TMP/SMX (160 mg trimethoprim and 800 mg sulfamethoxazole) given orally BID on Days 1 through 3.” NCT05488340

“antibiotics (Bactrim, Pentamidine, Atovaquone, Primaquine/Clindamycin, or Trimethoprim/Dapsone)” NCT00636935

“The standard post-operative drops are Prednisolone acetate,Polymyxin B and TrimethoprimNCT01843920

“Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim 800-160 MG Oral Tab; 800mg/160mg BID x 3 days” NCT00976963

“4 mg trimethoprim and 20 mg sulfamethoxazole per kg bodyweight once daily” NCT00522821

“Arm 1: trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole 800/160 mg once pre-procedure” NCT05719285

“8 mg/kg/dose trimethoprim + 40 mg/kg/dose sulphamethoxazole” NCT00933049

Trimethoprim (200mg twice daily)” NCT07202949

Trimethoprim daily (100 mg)” NCT04285320

“T rimethoprim” NCT02099240

NCT01167452

NCT01595438

NCT00382343

NCT02734732

NCT05224401

NCT02021006

NCT01349192

NCT00002002

NCT07202078

NCT03077711

NCT01137903

NCT03489629

NCT00405704

NCT00001014

NCT00380640

NCT00001013

NCT03042260

NCT00002850

NCT00002283

NCT01757236

NCT05398679

NCT00141037

NCT05268120

NCT02282293

NCT02371603

NCT06709196

NCT05063422

NCT07665359

NCT03978559

NCT00078559

NCT07228702

NCT02188472

NCT02145338

NCT00324922

NCT05302531

NCT07619027

NCT00002120

NCT00000811

NCT05577273

NCT02944825

NCT04306731

NCT00948896

NCT01820897

NCT00014911

NCT03746106

NCT00000748

NCT06536374

NCT03173053

NCT00000640

NCT01632891

NCT00000734

NCT00000732

NCT03235947

NCT00000727

NCT01140516

NCT01599806

NCT01507974

NCT00000715

Known as BW 56-72 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as BW 72U ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Infectotrimet ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Ledatrim ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Monotrim ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as NIH-204 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as NSC-106568 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Polymyxin/Trimethoprim ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT05331664
Known as Primsol ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Proloprim ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Proloprin ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Syraprim ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as TCMDC-125538 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Tiempe ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as TMP “sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (SMX/TMP)” NCT00000640
1

TMP/SMZ(trimethoprim/sulfisoxazole)” NCT03978559

Known as TMP/SMZ “Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMZ)” NCT01631617
Known as Trimethoprim component of bactrim ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Trimethoprim component of bactrim ds ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Trimethoprim component of bactrim pediatric ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Trimethoprim component of co-trimoxazole ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Trimethoprim component of cotrim ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Trimethoprim component of cotrim d.s. ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Trimethoprim component of septra ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22
Known as Trimethoprim component of sulfamethoprim ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL22