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What Are The Repercussions Of Taking Extra Dosage Of Niftran?

Posted on Mon, 14 Dec 2015

Question: Hi Doctor, I am 29th week pregnant, during my last visit to hospital based on my urine sample Doctor said I have UTI with Puscell of 40-45 , even though I wasn't having any symptoms urine infection, she sent my urine sample for culture report and gave me NIFTRAN 100mg and flagyl 400 both for morning and night dose, urine culture report came out be sterile ,and she asked me to give my urine sample for infection test again, It came out be 10 to 15 puscells, then she asked me to continue NiFTRAN 100mg 10 tablets for another 10days every morning but today accidentally I took one more day tablet in the afternoon ,please tell me will that effect to my little one?

Answered by Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It will not have any harmful effect on your unborn baby.

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX, Hi
I can understand your concern regarding the safety of the prescribed medications in 29th week of pregnancy.
Niftran (Nitrofurantoin) is a most commonly used antibiotic for an uncomplicated urinary tract infection. Flagyl (Metronidazole) is commonly prescribed to treat vaginal infection caused by Trichomona vaginalis.
Both of these medicines are found to be safe during 3rd trimester (24th week on wards) of pregnancy.
Now, since you have taken an extra dose (tablet) of Niftran by mistake, it will not cause any harmful effect on the unborn child.
Generally, there should not be any problem to you also however, if you develop vomiting or abdominal pain kindly visit your treating doctor.
Hope this answers your query.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali (1 hour later)

Thanks Sir , I am quite relieved,Intially my gynec gave some injection and infection as was same as previous(40 -45 pusscells) for two days , then she started bove drugs and she doubted and asked me to clean as much as can my private part before giving urine for test then pusscell came out to be 10 to 15 ,I wonder she hasn't diagnosed reason for UTI after my urine culture report came she said okay and told to take NIFTRAN for 10 days,I am really worried wheather UTI causes any problem or the drugs for prolonged period? Initially when my doctor diagnosed that I have BP 140/90 in the morning(normal afternoon and evening) same day I had UTI , are they inter related ? I had been given BP pills now ,please tell me

Answered by Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
There is no relation between high BP and UTI.

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX, Hi
Thanks for your reply and the compliments.

You seem to have UTI which responded to a course of antibiotics. And your doctor thought you had some sort of vaginal infection as well hence she prescribed Flagyl for you.

Infections in general can raise the BP for sometime. Continue to take the medications for the high BP as prescribed.

Hope this answers your query.
Best wishes.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj