Ten ways to improve the care of elderly patients in the hospital. Labella AM(1), Merel SE, Phelan EA. (1)Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. Hospitalists care for elderly patients daily, but few have specialized training in geriatric medicine.
Macrobid is an antibiotic specifically used to treat UTIs and is a class b pregnancy medication which means it has not been shown to harm the fetus and is considered safe as long as it is not used after 38 weeks of pregnancy. If you have another uti you might want to ask for that.
Macrobid contains two forms of nitrofurantoin. Seventy-five percent of the nitrofurantoin is in the monohydrate form and is mixed with a special powder. In the digestive tract, the powder and the nitrofurantoin monohydrate form a gel that releases the medication slowly over time.acrobid Â® (nitrofurantoin monohydrate/macrocrystalline) is a prescription antibiotic approved to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs).