# information. bout medications. contains. sulfa. im allergic

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-bout-medications-contains-sulfa-im-allergic/767829>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 7, 2016, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-bout-medications-contains-sulfa-im-allergic/767829 "2016-10-07T06:38:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![adamantt1965](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@adamantt1965](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adamantt1965)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-bout-medications-contains-sulfa-im-allergic/767829/1 "2016-10-07T06:38:07Z")

</div>

I’m allergic. to sulfa. need information

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-bout-medications-contains-sulfa-im-allergic/767829/2 "2016-10-07T06:50:27Z")

</div>

Don’t take drugs containing sulfa.  
What sort of information do you want?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-bout-medications-contains-sulfa-im-allergic/767829/3 "2016-10-07T06:53:22Z")

</div>

Are you posting to the board via telegram?

FFS. More information please.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-bout-medications-contains-sulfa-im-allergic/767829/4 "2016-10-07T09:21:17Z")

</div>

Common allergen. Items containing. Conspicuously labeled. Don’t use if on label.  
Full stop.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-bout-medications-contains-sulfa-im-allergic/767829/5 "2016-10-07T09:22:33Z")

</div>

Suggest consult with pharmacist if in doubt stop end message

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-bout-medications-contains-sulfa-im-allergic/767829/6 "2016-10-07T10:55:50Z")

</div>

Reported for forum change.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-bout-medications-contains-sulfa-im-allergic/767829/7 "2016-10-07T11:10:51Z")

</div>

Wow, even the _information_ about the medicines contains sulfa? What do they do, soak the labels in the stuff?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-bout-medications-contains-sulfa-im-allergic/767829/8 "2016-10-07T12:18:20Z")

</div>

Reported for move.  
To more appropriate.  
[thread over there.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=553188)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-bout-medications-contains-sulfa-im-allergic/767829/9 "2016-10-07T12:47:40Z")

</div>

Moved to IMHO from General Questions.

**samclem** , moderator

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-bout-medications-contains-sulfa-im-allergic/767829/10 "2016-10-08T04:15:40Z")

</div>

What is the actual question about the allergy? Are you looking for a list of drugs that cross react with a sulfa allergy? Or are you looking for information about the allergy itself?