Macrodantin is manufactured by Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Inc. This medicine is an anti-infective used to treat or prevent infections of the urinary tract. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Why is Macrodantin prescribed?
Macrodantin, an antibacterial drug, is prescribed for the treatment of urinary tract infections caused by certain strains of bacteria.
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Most important fact about Macrodantin
Breathing disorders have occurred in people taking Macrodantin. The drug can cause inflammation of the lungs marked by coughing, difficulty breathing, and wheezing. It has also been known to cause pulmonary fibrosis (an abnormal increase in fibrous tissue of the lungs). This condition can develop gradually without symptoms and can be fatal. An allergic reaction to this drug is also possible and may occur without warning. Symptoms include a feeling of ill health and a persistent cough. However, all these reactions occur rarely and generally in those receiving Macrodantin therapy for 6 months or longer. Sudden and severe lung reactions are characterized by fever, chills, cough, chest pain, and difficulty breathing. These acute reactions usually occur within the first week of treatment and subside when therapy with Macrodantin is stopped.
Your doctor should monitor your condition closely, especially if you are receiving long-term treatment with this medication.
How should you take Macrodantin?
To improve absorption of the drug, Macrodantin should be taken with food. Follow your doctor's instructions carefully. Take the full amount prescribed, even if you are feeling better. This medication works best if your urine is acidic. Ask your doctor whether you should be taking special measures to assure its acidity. Macrodantin may turn the urine brown. --If you miss a dose...Take the forgotten dose as soon as you remember, then space out the rest of the day's doses at equal intervals. --Storage instructions...
Store at room temperature. Protect from light and keep the container tightly closed.
What Macrodantin side effects may occur?
Side effects cannot be anticipated. If any develop or change in intensity, inform your doctor as soon as possible. Only your doctor can determine if it is safe for you to continue taking Macrodantin.
More common side effects may include:
Lack or loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting
Less common or rare side effects may include:
Abdominal pain/discomfort, blue skin, chills, confusion, cough, chest pain, depression, diarrhea, difficulty breathing, dizziness, drowsiness, exaggerated sense of well-being, eye disorder, fever, hair loss, headache, hepatitis, hives, inflammation of the nerves causing symptoms of numbness, tingling, pain, or muscle weakness, intestinal inflammation, involuntary eye movement, irregular heartbeat, itching, itchy red skin patches, joint pain, muscle pain, peeling skin, psychotic reactions, rash, severe allergic reactions, skin inflammation with flaking, skin swelling or welts, vertigo, yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes, weakness,
Why should Macrodantin not be prescribed?
If you are sensitive to or have ever had an allergic reaction to Macrodantin or other drugs of this type, such as Furoxone, you should not take this medication. Make sure that your doctor is aware of any drug reactions that you have experienced. Unless you are directed to do so by your doctor, do not take this medication if you have poor kidneys, producing little or no urine.
Macrodantin should not be taken at term of pregnancy or during labor and delivery; it should not be given to infants under 1 month of age.
Special warnings about Macrodantin
Tell your doctor if you have any unusual symptoms while you are taking this drug. Fatalities have been reported from hepatitis (liver disease) during treatment with Macrodantin. Long-lasting, active hepatitis can develop without symptoms; therefore, if you are receiving long-term treatment with this drug, your doctor should test your liver function periodically. Fatalities from peripheral neuropathy--a disease of the nerves--have also been reported in people taking Macrodantin. Conditions such as a kidney disorder, anemia, diabetes mellitus, a debilitating disease, or a vitamin B deficiency make peripheral neuropathy more likely. If you develop symptoms such as muscle weakness or lack of sensation, check with your doctor immediately. If you experience diarrhea, tell your doctor. It may be a sign of serious intestinal inflammation. Hemolytic anemia (destruction of red blood cells) has occurred in people taking Macrodantin.
Continued or prolonged use of this drug may result in growth of bacteria
that do not respond to it. This can cause a renewed infection,
so it is important that your doctor monitor your condition on
a regular basis.
Recommended Macrodantin dosage
Treatment with Macrodantin should be continued for 1 week or for at least 3 days after obtaining a urine specimen free of infection. If your infection has not cleared up, your doctor should re-evaluate your case.
ADULTS
The recommended dosage of Macrodantin is 50 to 100 milligrams taken 4 times a day. For long-term treatment, your doctor may reduce your dosage to 50 to 100 milligrams taken at bedtime. The recommended dosage of Macrobid is one 100 milligram capsule every 12 hours for 7 days.
CHILDREN
This medication should not be prescribed for children under 1 month of age. The recommended daily dosage of Macrodantin for infants and children over 1 month of age is 5 to 7 milligrams per 2.2 pounds of body weight, divided into 4 doses over 24 hours. For the long-term treatment of children, the doctor may prescribe daily doses as low as 1 milligram per 2.2 pounds of body weight taken in 1 or 2 doses per day. The dosage of Macrobid for children over 12 years of age is one 100 milligram capsule every 12 hours for 7 days. Safety and effectiveness have not been established for children under 12.
OLDER ADULTS
Doctors tend to prescribe lower doses of Macrodantin for older adults. The drug is more likely to cause lung and liver problems in members of this group; and because more older adults have poor kidneys, the risk of toxic reactions to Macrodantin is also greater.
Macrodantin Overdosage
An overdose of Macrodantin does not cause any specific symptoms other than vomiting. If vomiting does not occur soon after an excessive dose, it should be induced.
If you suspect an overdose, seek emergency medical treatment immediately.
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