MACROBID may turn your urine a brown colour but this of no clinical significance. urine culture, reclassifying nitrofurantoin and therefore allowing
Abnormal urine colour is a known side effect of a number of drugs. Rifampicin can cause orange-coloured urine, vitamin B complex causes deep yellow colour urine, and phenytoin and nitrofurantoin can cause brown colour urine. 6 Metronidazole is only rarely mentioned for urine discolouration.
Nitrofurantoin Nausea Vomiting Appetite loss. Headache Dizziness Diarrhoea Dark colour or brown colour urine.
Urine may be coloured yellow or brown after taking Nitrofurantoin. Patients on Nitrofurantoin are susceptible to false positive urinary glucose (if tested
Urine may be coloured yellow or brown after taking Nitrofurantoin. Patients on Nitrofurantoin are susceptible to false positive urinary glucose
Urine may be coloured yellow or brown after taking Nitrofurantoin. Patients on Nitrofurantoin are susceptible to false positive urinary glucose (if tested for
Advise patient that nitrofurantoin can colour the urine yellow or brown. Always complete the course. Advise the patient to take nitrofurantoin with food.
Urinary alkalinising agents should be avoided with nitrofurantoin as Nitrofurantoin may colour the urine yellow or brown. This is harmless
Abnormal urine colour is a known side effect of a number of drugs. Rifampicin can cause orange-coloured urine, vitamin B complex causes deep yellow colour urine, and phenytoin and nitrofurantoin can cause brown colour urine. 6 Metronidazole is only rarely mentioned for urine discolouration.
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