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A member asked:

Is macrodantin safe to take. been prescribed it for a urine infection but reading the side effects about numbness and other things im a bit worried ?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Medication safety: All medications have POTENTIAL side effects. Reading a list of possible side effects might be frightening. However, if is important to remember that these are things that can potentially occur. What is important to note with medications are severe side effects or really common side effects. Safety is RELATIVE. Macrodantin is relatively safe.

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Answered 7/25/2020

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