Comprimidos de norfloxacina para infecção

About norfloxacin

Norfloxacin is given to treat urinary tract infections, such as cistite e chronic prostatitis. It works by killing the bacteria which are the cause of the infection.

Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine may only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking norfloxacin it is important that your doctor knows:

• Se você está grávida, tentando ter um bebê ou amamentando.

• Se você tem menos de 18 anos de idade.

• If you have ever experienced a problem with your tendons after taking another quinolone antibiotic (these are called ofloxacin, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and nalidixic acid).

• Se você tiver algum problema com o funcionamento dos seus rins.

• Se você tem epilepsia ou qualquer outra condição que cause convulsões.

• Se você tem uma condição cardíaca, ou se foi informado de que tem um batimento cardíaco incomum.

• Se você tem uma condição que causa músculos cansados e fracos, chamada miastenia gravis.

• Se você sabe que tem deficiência de glicose-6-fosfato desidrogenase (G6PD). Este é um distúrbio genético que causa problemas após comer alimentos como favas.

• Se você estiver tomando outros medicamentos. Isso inclui quaisquer medicamentos que você esteja tomando e que estejam disponíveis para compra sem receita médica, bem como medicamentos fitoterápicos e complementares.

• Se você já teve uma reação alérgica a um medicamento.

• Before you start taking the tablets, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. The manufacturer's leaflet will give you more information about norfloxacin and a full list of the side-effects which you may experience from taking it.

• Take norfloxacin exactly as your doctor tells you to. The usual dose is one 400 mg tablet, taken twice a day. Swallow the tablet with a drink of water.

• You should take the tablets when your stomach is empty, which means taking them one hour before any food, or waiting until two hours afterwards. This is because your body absorbs less norfloxacin after a meal, which means the medicine is less effective.

• Try to space out the doses over the day - so ideally, take a dose every 12 hours.

• Do not drink milk or take indigestion remedies or medicines containing iron or zinc (such as multivitamin tablets) during the two hours before you take norfloxacin, or during the two hours after you have taken a dose. This is because these things interfere with the way norfloxacin is absorbed by your body, and stop it from working fully.

• If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember unless your next dose is due. If your next dose is due then take the dose which is due but leave out the forgotten one. Do not take two tablets together to make up for a missed dose.

• Even if you feel your infection has cleared up, keep taking the antibiotic until the course is finished (unless you are told to stop by your doctor). This is to prevent the infection from coming back. A course of treatment usually lasts for 7-10 days, although it may be for a shorter time than this if you are a woman. If you have a long-term (chronic) infection, your course of treatment will be for longer than this, possibly for 1-3 months. If you still feel unwell after finishing the course of tablets, go back to see your doctor.

• Lembre-se de manter qualquer consulta de rotina com seu médico. Isso é para que seu progresso possa ser monitorado.

• Norfloxacin may cause your skin to become more sensitive to sunlight than normal. Protect your skin by using a sunscreen, particularly if you are exposed to strong sunlight for a prolonged period of time. Do not use sunbeds.

• If you buy any medicines check with a pharmacist that they are safe to take with this antibiotic. In particular, do not take painkillers called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, while you are taking norfloxacin.

• Algumas pessoas desenvolvem candidíase (vermelhidão e coceira na boca ou vagina) após tomar um curso de antibióticos. Se você acha que tem candidíase, fale com seu médico ou farmacêutico para obter aconselhamento.

• Este antibiótico pode impedir que a vacina oral contra a febre tifoide funcione. Se você estiver recebendo alguma vacinação, certifique-se de que a pessoa que está tratando você saiba que você está tomando este medicamento.

• Norfloxacin may make you feel light-headed and impair your ability to concentrate. Make sure your reactions are normal before you drive, operate machinery or do any other jobs which could be dangerous if you are not sufficiently alert.

Along with their useful effects, most medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below contains some of the most common ones associated with norfloxacin. You will find a full list in the manufacturer's information leaflet supplied with your medicine. The unwanted effects often improve as your body adjusts to the new medicine, but speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following continue or become troublesome.

Importante: there are also a number of less common but more serious side-effects which have been associated with norfloxacin. Speak with your doctor as soon as possible if you experience the following:

• Uma reação do tipo alérgico, como inchaço ao redor do rosto ou boca, erupção cutânea ou qualquer dificuldade para respirar.

• Pain or swelling in your joints.

• Problems with your vision or with your eyes.

Se você sentir quaisquer outros sintomas que acha que podem ser causados pelos comprimidos, fale com seu médico ou farmacêutico para obter aconselhamento.

• Mantenha todos os medicamentos fora do alcance e da vista das crianças.

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