Macrobid 100mg M/R Capsules

Read every instruction about the medicine before taking it. 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.

• 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.

• 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.

The most common side effects include:

• Headache
• Loss of appetite
• Diarrhea
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Rashes
• Itching
• Change in urine color
• Abdominal pain.
• Hair loss

• Difficulty in breathing
• Fever
• Wheezing, itching, and swollen face.