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Nitrofurantoin

Trade Names :

FuradantinMacrobidMacrodantin

Interaction

Substance: Magnesium

Effect: Take at a Different Time of Day

Magnesium supplements might impair the absorption of nitrofurantoin,¹ so do not take magnesium during the 2 hours before or after your nitrofurantoin dose.

References►

1. Pronsky Z (ed.). Powers and Moore's food medication interactions, 10th ed. Pottstown, PA: Food-Medication Interactions, 1997: 172.

Last reviewed December 2015 by EBSCO CAM Review Board Last Updated: 12/15/2015

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