Nitrofurantoin is an antibiotic. It is used to prevent and treat infections of the bladder, kidney and other parts of the urinary tract.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE NITROFURANTOIN 100MG PROLONGED-RELEASE CAPSULES.
DO NOT TAKE Nitrofurantoin 100mg Modified-Release Capsules:
- if you are allergic to Nitrofurantoin, other nitrofurans or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- if you have a disease of the kidneys which is severely affecting the way they work (ask your doctor if you are not sure)
- if you are in the final stages of pregnancy (labour or delivery) as there is a risk that it might affect the baby
- if you have porphyria (blood disorder)
- if in patients with G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase) deficiency
- if in infants under three months of age
- if you are breast feeding a baby with suspected or known deficiency in an enzyme called G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase)
