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Silver sulfadiazine

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

Silver(I) sulfadiazine, Sulfadiazine silver

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H9AgN4O2S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
357.14
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

sulfadiazine

manufacturer/tradename

USP

mp

285 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

Nc1ccc(cc1)S(=O)(=O)N([Ag])c2ncccn2

InChI

1S/C10H9N4O2S.Ag/c11-8-2-4-9(5-3-8)17(15,16)14-10-12-6-1-7-13-10;/h1-7H,11H2;/q-1;+1

InChI key

UEJSSZHHYBHCEL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Silver sulfadiazine USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia. Also, for use with USP monographs such as:
  • Silver Sulfadiazine Cream

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Frederick W Fuller
Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association, 30(3), 464-470 (2009-04-08)
Silver sulfadiazine cream has an enviable safety record in burn treatment. However, it side effects, exemplified by allergic reactions to its sulfadiazine moiety, silver staining of the treated burn wound, hyperosmolality, methemoglobinemia, and hemolysis due to a congential lack of
Use of silver sulfadiazine in Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
M L Frenia et al.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 28(6), 736-737 (1994-06-01)
Myth: silver sulfadiazine is the best treatment for minor burns.
J Y Chung et al.
The Western journal of medicine, 175(3), 205-206 (2001-08-31)
M Prosdocimi et al.
Minerva medica, 103(6), 533-539 (2012-12-12)
Diabetes-related chronic cutaneous lesions are a serious and common problem, as well as a major cause for hospital admissions, although no general consensus has been reached on the best available treatment for this frequent pathological condition. The primary objective of
Andrew C Miller et al.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 66(5), e159-e165 (2010-08-21)
For decades silver-containing antibiotics such as silver sulfadiazine (SSD) have been applied as standard topical therapy for patients with partial-thickness burns and venous stasis ulcers. This evidence-based review intends to answer the following research question: in ambulatory patients with partial-thickness

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