Macrodantin 100mg capsules

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Nitrofurantoin

Available from:

Advanz Pharma

ATC code:

J01XE01

INN (International Name):

Nitrofurantoin

Dosage:

100mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral capsule

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 05011300; GTIN: 5021691400134

Patient Information leaflet

MACRODANTIN
® 50MG CAPSULES
MACRODANTIN
® 100MG CAPSULES
(nitrofurantoin)
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
Your medicine is known by the above names but will be referred to as
Macrodantin Capsules throughout this leaflet.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1) What Macrodantin Capsules are and what they are used fo
r
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, other medicines containing
nitrofurantoin
or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in Section
6)
•
if you have a disease of the kidneys which is severely affecting the
way they
work (ask your doctor if you are not sure)
•
if you are in the final stages of pregnancy (labour or delivery) as
there is a
risk that it might affect the baby
•
if you suffer from a blood disorder called porphyria
•
if you are deficient in an enzyme called G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate
dehydrogenase)
•
if your child is under three months of age
•
if you are breast feeding a baby with suspected or known deficiency in
an
enzyme called G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase).
Tell your doctor if you are not sure about any of the above.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR, PHARMACIST OR NURSE BEFORE TAKING MACRODANTIN
CAPSULES:
•
if you have diabetes
•
if you are suffering from any illness causing severe weakness
•
if you have anaemia (a decrease in red blood cells causing pale skin,
weakness and breathlessness); or a lack of vitamin B or abnormal
levels of
salts in your blood (your doctor will be able to advise you)
•
if