MISCELLANEOUS ANTIBACTERIALS
Outline

Members

• Nitrofurantoin (Furadantin^R, Macrodantin^R)
  • Treat low grade, recurrent urinary tract infections
  • Broad spectrum
  • Second line drug
• Nitrofurazone (Furacin^R)
  • Topical ointment
  • Earlier -- feed additive -- but carcinogenic tendency
• Methenamine
  • Treat low grade, recurrent urinary tract infections
  • Broad spectrum
  • Releases formaldehyde in acid urine
  • Second line drug

REFERENCES

• [AMADExx,n:n] -- American Medical Association Drug Evaluations Subscription. xx = year, n:n = section:page
• [USPDI94] United States Pharmacopeia Drug Information ,1994. Volume I, Drug Information for the Health Professional. Revised and published annually by the Unites States Pharmacopeia Convention of the US.