MACROBID

LOE Approaching

nitrofurantoin monohydrate/macrocrystalline

NDAORALCAPSULE
Approved
Dec 1991
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100

Mechanism of Action

Mechanism of Action The mechanism of the antimicrobial action of nitrofurantoin is unusual among antibacterials. Nitrofurantoin is reduced by bacterial flavoproteins to reactive intermediates which inactivate or alter bacterial ribosomal proteins and other macromolecules. As a result of such…

Pharmacologic Class:

Nitrofuran Antibacterial