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Are nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim the same?

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No: They are two completely different antibiotics. Like apples and oranges are both fruits but not the same.

Answered 9/5/2020

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Dr. Charles Turck answered

Specializes in Pharmacology

No: They both work completely differently - trimethoprim is an antibiotic and nitrofurantoin is something that works more simply, such that we call it a urinary antiseptic.

Dr Khanna and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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