Nitrofurantoin Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Macrodantin, Macrobid, Nitrofuran MAC
Generic Name: Nitrofurantoin
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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bladder problems | 30 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Urinary Tract Infection UTI | 8 |
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1 | ||||
| prevent UTIs | 2 |
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1 | ||||
| UTI prevention | 1 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 1 | 0 |
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Nitrofurantoin. See all 14 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Course of treatment ended
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9 | 56% |
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Other
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3 | 19% |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 6% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 6% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 6% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- jmhnm
- Sex: F
- Sensation: None
- Overall: None
- Cognition: none
- Vision: mild
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: moderate
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- jmhnm
- 75 mg daily
- since Jul 10, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for prevent UTIs
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Side Effects
None
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See all 2 patient evaluations
Report created on November 23, 2009.