The longer half-lived iodine-125 is also occasionally used when a longer half-life radioiodine is needed for diagnosis, and in brachytherapy treatment (isotope confined in small seed-like metal capsules), where the low-energy gamma radiation without a beta component, makes iodine-125 useful.
Split and merge into it. Answered by The Community. Making the world better, one answer at a time. Macrodantin is all macrocrystalline nitrofurantoin while Macrobid is a combination of the macrocrystalline nitrofurantoin as well as the nitrofurantoin monohydrate form (25% and 75% respectively).
Generic Macrodantin. Brand-name and generic forms of Macrodantin (nitrofurantoin macrocrystalline) are both currently available to both treat and prevent urinary tract infections. The generic capsules come in two strengths (50 mg and 100 mg) and are made by Mylan Pharmaceuticals and other companies. There are no generic versions of the 25-mg capsules at this time.