MACRODANTIN 100MG CAPSULE,HARD

Country: Cyprus

Language: Greek

Source: Φαρμακευτικών Υπηρεσιών του Υπουργείου Υγείας

Active ingredient:

NITROFURANTOIN MACROCRYSTALS

Available from:

AMDIPHARM LIMITED (0000009668) TEMPLE CHAMBERS, 3 BURLINGTON ROAD, DUBLIN 4, D04 RD68

ATC code:

J01XE01

INN (International Name):

NITROFURANTOIN

Dosage:

100MG

Pharmaceutical form:

CAPSULE,HARD

Composition:

NITROFURANTOIN MACROCRYSTALS (8000000867) 100MG

Administration route:

ORAL USE

Prescription type:

Ειδική άδεια άρθρο 126A

Therapeutic area:

NITROFURANTOIN

Product summary:

Νομικό καθεστώς: Με Ιατρική Συνταγή; PACK WITH 30 CAPS IN BLISTER(S) (28S007001) 30 CAPSULE - Εγκεκριμένο - Με Ιατρική Συνταγή

Patient Information leaflet

READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist or
nurse.
This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to
others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same
as yours.
If you get any of the side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or
nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this
leaflet.
See section 4.
The name of your medicine is Macrodantin 50mg and 100mg Capsules,
hard.
It will be referred to as Macrodantin Capsules for ease hereafter.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Macrodantin Capsules are and what they are used for
2. What you need to know before you take Macrodantin Capsules
3. How to take Macrodantin Capsules
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Macrodantin Capsules
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT MACRODANTIN CAPSULES ARE AND
WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR
Nitrofurantoin (the active substance in Macrodantin Capsules) is an
antibiotic.
It is used to prevent and treat infections of the bladder, kidney and
other
parts of the urinary tract.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU
TAKE MACRODANTIN CAPSULES
DO NOT TAKE MACRODANTIN CAPSULES:
• If you are allergic to nitrofurantoin or any of the ingredients of
this
medicine (listed in Section 6)
• If you are allergic to other nitrofuran
• If you have been advised by your doctor that you have a low kidney
function (eGFR less than 45ml per minute)
• If you are in the final stages of pregnancy (labour or delivery)
or
breast-feeding or in babies under three months of age, as there is a
risk that it might affect the baby
• If you lack an enzyme (body chemical) called glucose-6-phosphate
dehydrogenase, which causes your red blood cells to be more easily
damaged (this is more common in black people and people of
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern or Asian origin. Your doctor will know)
• If you know