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The most common side effects of nitrofurantoin are nausea, headache, and flatulence. Less common adverse events (occurring in less than 1% of those taking the drug) include: [9] Gastrointestinal: diarrhea, dyspepsia, abdominal pain, constipation, emesis; Neurologic: dizziness, drowsiness, amblyopia; Respiratory: acute pulmonary hypersensitivity ...
Some drugs need to be used with caution in patients with renal dysfunction. The use of nitrofurantoin is contraindicated in patients with an estimated GFR of less than 30 mL/min/1.73m 2 as drug accumulation can lead to increased side effects and impaired recovery of the urinary tract, increasing the risk of treatment failure. [29]
Nitrofurantoin — a drug used to treat urinary tract infections [3] Ranbezolid — technically an oxazolidinone antibiotic bearing a nitrofuran group; Antimicrobials. Furaltadone — an antiprotozoal; Furazidine — an antibacterial and antiprotozoal Furaginum — an antibacterial; Furylfuramide — a formerly used food preservative
The Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults, commonly called the Beers List, [1] are guidelines published by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) for healthcare professionals to help improve the safety of prescribing medications for adults 65 years and older in all except palliative settings.
Nifurtoinol (rINN, trade name Urfadyn) is a nitrofuran-derivative antibiotic used in the treatment of urinary tract infections. [citation needed] It is also known as "hydroxymethylnitrofurantoin". [1]
Methenamine, also known as 1,3,5,7-tetraazaadamantane, is a simple cyclic hydrocarbon with a cage-like structure and is similar in structure to adamantane (tricyclo[3.3.1.1 3,7]decane). [ 2 ] [ 13 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 37 ] It is specifically the analogue of adamantane in which the carbon atoms at the 1, 3, 4, and 7 positions have been replaced with ...
Teeth discoloration and same side effects as tetracycline. Not to be given to children and pregnant or lactating women. Similar structure with tetracycline, but five times stronger, big volume distribution and long half-time in the body Tinidazole: Tindamax Fasigyn: Protozoal infections: Upset stomach, bitter taste, and itchiness: Trimethoprim(Bs)
"7+3" in the context of chemotherapy is an acronym for a chemotherapy regimen that is most often used today (as of 2014) as first-line induction therapy (to induce remission) in acute myelogenous leukemia, [1] [2] excluding the acute promyelocytic leukemia form, which is better treated with ATRA and/or arsenic trioxide and requires less chemotherapy (if requires it at all, which is not always ...