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Bedfordshire and Luton Joint Formulary
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB
Formulary items found
Status Description Section
GREENNitrofurantoin
(50mg, 100mg Tablets / Capsules; 100mg modified release capsules) 		Infections, Urinary-tract infections, 05.01.13
GREENNitrofurantoin 25mg/5mL
(Oral Suspension) 		Infections, Urinary-tract infections, 05.01.13
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Local BNF Section
Nitrofurantoin Nitrofurantoin Anti-Infective, Bacterial Infection, Urinary Tract Infections, Antibacterials Antibacterials, Other
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Links found
MHRA Drug Safety Update (September 2014) - Nitrofurantoin now contraindicated in most patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less than 45 ml/min/1.73m2
MHRA DSU April 2023 Nitrofurantoin: reminder of the risks of pulmonary and hepatic adverse drug reactions