Mafenide

Mafenide

Systematic (IUPAC) name
4-(aminomethyl)benzenesulfonamide
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	monograph
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	?
Routes	Topical
Identifiers
CAS number	138-39-6 Y
ATC code	D06BA03
PubChem	CID 3998
ChemSpider	3858 Y
UNII	58447S8P4L N
KEGG	D02351 Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL419 Y
Chemical data
Formula	C7H10N2O2S
Mol. mass	186.233 g/mol
SMILES	eMolecules & PubChem
InChI InChI=1S/C7H10N2O2S/c8-5-6-1-3-7(4-2-6)12(9,10)11/h1-4H,5,8H2,(H2,9,10,11) Y Key:TYMRLRRVMHJFTF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Mafenide (INN; usually as mafenide acetate, trade name Sulfamylon) is a sulfonamide.

Uses

It is used to treat severe burns.^[1][2]

Mafenide (Sulfamylon) can interfere with the kidney's role in hydrogen ion excretion, resulting in metabolic acidosis.
Mafenide is a topical sulfonamide used as adjunctive therapy of second- and third-degree burns. It is bacteriostatic against many gram-positive and gram-negative organisms including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mafenide is metabolized to a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, which could result in metabolic acidosis. This drug was approved by the FDA in 1948. Some sources state that mafenide is more appropriate for non-facial burns, while chloramphenicol/prednisolone or bacitracin are more appropriate for facial burns.^[3]

Mechanism of Action

Mechanism of Action: Mafenide works by reducing the bacterial population present in the avascular tissues of burns and permits spontaneous healing of deep partial-thickness burns.
Contraindications/Precautions:Sulfonamide hypersensitivity; renal impairment.

Adverse Reactions

Superinfection, pain or burning upon application, rash, pruritus, tachypnea, hyperventilation, metabolic acidosis.

Drug interaction

Drug Interactions: No significant interactions

Dosage:

For use adjunctive therapy of second- and third-degree burns to prevent infection: Topical dosage: Adults and children: Apply topically to a thickness of approximately 1.6 mm, to cleaned and debrided wound once or twice per day with a sterile gloved hand. Burned area should be covered with cream at all times.

See also

• carbonic anhydrase

References

1. ^ Siuda J. F., Cihonski C. D. (1972). "New compounds: carbamate derivatives of mafenide (homosulfanilamide)". J. Pharm. Sci. 61 (11): 1856–1857. doi:10.1002/jps.2600611143. PMID 4652670. 
2. ^ Haynes B. (1971). "Mafenide acetate in Burn Treatment". New England J. Medic. 284 (23): 1324. doi:10.1056/NEJM197106102842310. PMID 5576444. 
3. ^ Haik J, Ashkenazy O, Sinai S, et al. (November 2005). "Burn care standards in Israel: lack of consensus". Burns 31 (7): 845–9. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2005.04.012. PMID 15967581. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0305-4179(05)00130-0. 

External links

• Mafenide information on RxList

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