Drug General Information (ID: DDIP0K67CJ)
Drug Name			Sulfacetamide (ophthalmic)		Drug Info		Silver nitrate (ophthalmic)		Drug Info
Drug Type		Small molecule				Small molecule
Therapeutic Class		Antibiotics				Antiseptic/Germicides
Structure

Mechanism of Sulfacetamide (ophthalmic)-Silver nitrate (ophthalmic) Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate)
Attenuated pharmacological effects (Unspecific) Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
Drug Name		Sulfacetamide (ophthalmic)				Silver nitrate (ophthalmic)
Mechanism		Combination of silver agents form precipitates				Silver agents
Key Mechanism Factor 1
		Factor Name		Pharmacodynamics
		Factor Description		Reduced pharmacological effects leading to insufficient efficacy and/or treatment failure.
Mechanism Description		Attenuated pharmacological effects of  Sulfacetamide (ophthalmic) when combined with Silver nitrate (ophthalmic)

Recommended Action
Management		Concurrent use of sulfacetamide preparations with silver preparations should be avoided.

References
1	Product Information. FML-S Liquifilm Sterile Ophthalmic Suspension (fluorometholone-sodium sulfacetamide ophthalmic). Allergan Inc, Irvine, CA.