Description
What Are Macrobid 100mg Tablets?
Macrobid is recommended for those with Urinary Tract infections (UTIs). It acts by relieving the pain and discomfort caused by the UTIs, helping you feel much better. This is made possible by nitrofurantoin, which is an active ingredient that destroys the bacteria linked to the disease.
How Do They Work?
Macrobid tablets work by inhibiting the growth of bacteria in the urinary tract. The modified-release form ensures a steady release of the medication over time, helping maintain an effective concentration in the bladder to kill off the bacteria causing the infection.
Directions
Take medication after consulting with your medical provider and reading the instructions:
- Swallow one capsule in the morning and another in the evening.
- Do this the following day, for three days, until you finish your dose.
- The capsules should be swallowed with clean drinking water.
- Make sure you read all the instructions about the drug from the leaflet it comes with.
- Also, make sure you take the capsules at the same time you took the on the first day, for the subsequent days. This will make the drug more effective.
Ingredients
Active ingredient: 100mg nitrofurantoin
Inactive ingredients: Other ingredients are corn starch, talc, lactose, povidone, carbopol, magnesium stearate, sugar, gelatin, titanium dioxide (E171), FD&C Blue No.2 (E132), and quinoline yellow (E104). Shellac, titanium dioxide (E171), ammonium hydroxide (E527), black iron oxide (E172), propylene glycol (E1520), and simethicone.
Warnings
Note that macrobid is not recommended for people battling certain health conditions. As a result, you need to consult your medical practitioner before opting for it.
Situations that require you to consult your health professional include the following:
- If you are allergic to nitrofurantoin
- If you have porphyria
- If you recently received a typhoid vaccine
- If you are suffering from diabetes
- If you suffer from anaemia or have vitamin deficiency
- If you suffer from lung, liver, or kidney disease
- If you have abnormal salt levels in your blood
- If you recently stopped taking any form of medication
- If you lack glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme
- If you have any condition affecting your nervous system.
