Nitrofurantoin is the active substance in a drug known commercially as Macrodantin.This medicine is an antibiotic indicated for the treatment of acute and chronic urinary tract infections, such as cystitis, skinitis, pyecystitis and pyelonephritis, caused by nitrofurantoin-sensitive bacteria.
Macrodantine can be purchased from a pharmacy for a price of approximately 10 reais, upon presentation of a prescription.
- Macrodantin has in its composition nitrofurantoin.
- Which is indicated for the treatment of acute or chronic urinary tract infections.
- Caused by drug-sensitive bacteria.
- Such as:.
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Nitrofurantoin capsules should be taken with food to reduce gastrointestinal side effects.
The recommended dose is 1 capsule of 100 mg every 6 hours, for 7 to 10 days, if it is necessary to use the drug in the long term, the dose can be reduced to 1 capsule per day, before bedtime.
Who shouldn’t use
This medicine is contraindicated in people who are hypersensitive to any of the components present in the formula, people with anuria, oliguria and, in some cases, renal failure.
In addition, it should not be used in children under one month of age, breastfeeding women and pregnant women, especially during the last weeks of pregnancy.
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Some of the more common side effects that can occur during nitrofurantoin treatment are headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, epigastric pain, anorexia, and interstitial pneumonia.
Although rarer, drug polyneuropathy, megaloblastic anemia, leukopenia and excess intestinal gas can still occur.