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What is Nitrofurantoin?

Nitrofurantoin is an antibiotic that is used to prevent and treat urinary tract infections caused by susceptible strains of E. coli, S. aureus, Enterococcus, Klebsiella, and Enterobacter.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bladder problems 38 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
UTI symptoms 27 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Prevent infection 26 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 14 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Support urinary health 3 1 Efficacy_major
Recurring Urinary Tract Infection UTI 2 0

See all 92 patients currently taking Nitrofurantoin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 4
Mild
 4
None
 20

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Nitrofurantoin

Fatigue 1
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 1
Yeast Infection (candida) 1
Diarrhea 1
Diarrhea chronic 1
Stomach problems 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Nitrofurantoin. See all 22 dosages ►

  100mg as needed macrocrystals-monohydrate100mg as needed macrocrystals100mg as needed daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 7 Number of Patients: 7 22 Number of Patients: 22 12 Number of Patients: 12 21 Number of Patients: 21 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Nitrofurantoin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 25   Course of treatment ended: 60%
Doctor's advice 7   Doctor's advice: 17%
Other 6   Other: 14%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 5%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 2%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 2%

See all 39 patients who’ve stopped taking Nitrofurantoin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Nitrofurantoin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Nitrofurantoin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Nitrofurantoin

Always
 22 79%
Usually
 4 14%
Sometimes
 1 4%
Never
 1 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Nitrofurantoin

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 3 11%
A little
 2 7%
Not at all
 23 82%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Nitrofurantoin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 6%
$25-49
 2 13%
< $25
 13 81%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.