A member asked:

I missed a few pills for my uti, and it came back with only 2 pills left to take. can my doctor prescribe me another round of nitrofur-macr for this?

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Dr. Michael Ein answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Not recommended: Nitrofurantoin is a urinary antiseptic it does not treat tissue invasive infection. It also has many serious potential side effects. Get a urine culture done and have another antibiotic chosen based on the culture and sensitivity results.

Answered 6/30/2014

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