| Category of Drug | Nitrofurantoin is an Anti-Infective drug |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Nitrofurantoin is used for 1. Urinary-tract infections 2. Cystitis |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | TABLETS |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Impaired renal function 2. Infants less than 3 months 3. G-6-PD-deficiency including lactation of affected infants 4. pregnancy, at term 5. porphyria 6. Anuria 7. Oliguria 8. Labour 9. Delivery 10. Neonates 11. Interactions |
| Precautions | 1. Pulmonary disorders or hepatic impairment 2. Monitor lung and liver function on long-term therapy 3. Neurological or allergic disorders 4. Anaemia 5. Diabetes Mellitus 6. Elderly and debilitated 7. false-positive urinary glucose |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Dose-related gastrointestinal disorders 2. Hypersensitivity reactions 3. Nausea 4. Rash 5. Sialadenitis 6. Pruritus 7. Angioedema 8. Anaphylaxis 9. Cholestatic jaundice 10. Hepatitis 11. Exfoliative dermatitis 12. Erythema multiforme 13. Pancreas 14. Arthralgia |
| Pregnancy Category | B |
