Antibiotic Treatment Strategies for UTI
The selection of antibiotics for urinary tract infection (UTI) in long-term care is an evolving area, with nitrofurantoin receiving increased attention and experts' increased encouragement for the use of antibiograms to assist with drug choice. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - August 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
Study Casts Doubt on Use of Common Antibiotic for UTIs in Women
Canadian researchers find other antibiotics may beat nitrofurantoin, but one expert says drug still useful
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Antibiotics, Urinary Tract Infections, Women's Health (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - April 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antibiotic Commonly Used for UTI Less Effective Than OthersAntibiotic Commonly Used for UTI Less Effective Than Others
Nitrofurantoin is less effective for treatment of urinary tract infections in older women than other first-line antibiotics. Renal function did not appear to affect treatment failure. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Nitrofurantoin's Antibiotic Action Further ExploredNitrofurantoin's Antibiotic Action Further Explored
In vitro pharmacodynamic studies of nitrofurantoin, an antibiotic used to treat urinary tract infections (UTI) since the 1960s, are shedding new light on the agent's action, Swedish investigators say. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 31, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
nitrofurantoin, Macrodantin, Furadantin, Macrobid
Title: nitrofurantoin, Macrodantin, Furadantin, MacrobidCategory: MedicationsCreated: 3/26/1998 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/22/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Hepatitis C General)
Source: MedicineNet Hepatitis C General - October 22, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
What Medicines Should Be Avoided with G6PD Deficiency?
Discussion
Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) is an X-linked disease that has multiple mutations. Each mutation causes a different amount of the enzyme to be produced within cells and therefore not all mutations will produce disease. Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase is an enzyme that is critical to the metabolism of all aerobic cells as it catalyzes the rate-limiting step of the pentose phosphate pathway reducing NADP to NADPH. NADPH is important for nucleic acid replication and therefore cell division. G6PD is the only source of NADPH within the cell, so deficiency makes red blood cells susceptible to he...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 15, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Steep rise in antibiotic use for coughs and colds
ConclusionThis cross-sectional study has found the proportion of people with coughs and colds that are prescribed antibiotics rose from 36% in 1999 to 51% in 2011 – an increase of approximately 40%. This is despite the publication of guidance recommending that GPs do not prescribe antibiotics for coughs and colds. It also found substantial variation between different GP practices, with 10% of practices prescribing antibiotics for less than 32% of cases and 10% of practices prescribing antibiotics for more than 65% of cases, suggesting that substantially lower rates of prescribing could be achieved.The study also looke...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Medication Source Type: news
Why Should Nitrofurantoin Be Avoided in the Elderly?Why Should Nitrofurantoin Be Avoided in the Elderly?
What is the reason for not using nitrofurantoin in older patients? Medscape Pharmacists (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Ask the Expert Source Type: news
Observational study suggests nitrofurantoins may pose little risk of birth defects
Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reuters Health
Area: News
A large observational study in Norway, published in the February edition of the journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, suggests that nitrofurantoins may pose little risk for birth defects when taken during pregnancy.
The researchers studied a Norwegian national birth registry and a national prescription database for pregnancies in 2004-2008 to find 5,794 women exposed to nitrofurantoins (3.2%) at different stages during their pregnancy, (1,334 women (0.7%) in the first trimester and 979 women (0.5%) in the last 4 weeks of pregnancy). They compared th...
Source: NeLM - News - February 1, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
