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Macrobid Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Nitrofurantoin
Macrobid Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Nitrofurantoin
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of
Macrobid and other antibacterial drugs, Macrobid should be used only to treat or prevent
infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.
DESCRIPTION
Nitrofurantoin is an antibacterial agent specific for urinary
tract infections. The Macrobid® brand of nitrofurantoin
is a hard gelatin capsule shell containing the equivalent of 100 mg of nitrofurantoin
in the form of 25 mg of nitrofurantoin macrocrystals and 75 mg of nitrofurantoin
monohydrate.
The chemical name of nitrofurantoin macrocrystals is 1-[[[5-nitro-2-furanyl]methylene]amino]-2,4-imidazolidinedione.
The chemical structure is the following:
Molecular Weight: 238.16
The chemical name of nitrofurantoin monohydrate is 1-[[[5-nitro-2-furanyl]methylene]amino]-2,4-
imidazolidinedione monohydrate. The chemical structure is the following:
Molecular Weight: 256.17
Inactive Ingredients
Each capsule contains carbomer 934P, corn starch, compressible
sugar, D&C Yellow No. 10, edible gray ink, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C
Red No. 40, gelatin, lactose, magnesium stearate, povidone, talc, and titanium
dioxide.
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