New Delhi, May 23 -- The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), a body under the health ministry, has found a commonly used antibiotic combination-sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim-to have shown serious adverse reactions.

This fixed dose combination drug is a popular antimicrobial medication used for the treatment of a wide range of bacterial infections such as pneumonia, bronchitis, skin infection, granuloma, urinary tract infection etc.

The commission noted that the drug is showing serious adverse reaction in the form of leukopenia, a life-threatening condition which lowers the white blood cell count.

"The analysis of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) from thePharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) database revealed thatsuspected dru...