Țară: Regatul Unit
Limbă: engleză
Sursă: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Nitrofurantoin
Advanz Pharma
J01XE01
Nitrofurantoin
50mg
Oral capsule
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 05011300; GTIN: 5021691400127
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER MACRODANTIN® 50MG CAPSULES (nitrofurantoin) The name of your medicine is Macrodantin 50mg Capsules but will be referred to as Macrodantin throughout the remainder of the leaflet. Your medicine is also available in a 100mg strength. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Macrodantin are and what they are used for 2. What you need to know before you take Macrodantin 3. How to take Macrodantin 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Macrodantin 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT MACRODANTIN 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. You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE MACRODANTIN DO NOT TAKE MACRODANTIN: • 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: • 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 y Citiți documentul complet