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Nitrofurantoin dosage and administration

Nitrofurantoin
MACROBID® FDA Package Insert
Description
Clinical Pharmacology
Microbiology
Indications and Usage
Contraindications
Warnings and Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Overdosage
Dosage and Administration
How Supplied
Labels and Packages

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamed Moubarak, M.D. [2]

Dosage and Administration

Dosage and Administration

Macrobid capsules should be taken with food.

Adults and Pediatric Patients Over 12 Years: One 100 mg capsule every 12 hours for seven days.

HOW SUPPLIED

Macrobid is available as 100 mg opaque black and yellow capsules imprinted “(Band) Macrobid (Band)” on one half and “52427-285” on the other.

NDC 52427-285-01 bottle of 100

Storage and Handling

Store at controlled room temperature (59° to 86°F or 15° to 30°C).

Meets USP Dissolution Test 2[1]

References

References

Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.

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