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Monurol

Monurol

® Fosfomycin tromethamine Infectious disease A single dose antibiotic for treating uncomplicated UTIs. See Urinary tract infection.
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During the symposium, a breakthrough prescription drug called Monurol (generic name is Fosfomycin trometamol) was introduced.
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By comparison, a single dose of fosfomycin (Monurol) is expensive and generally placed on tier 3 by insurance companies, or not included at all.
Urinary tract infections: the spectrum ranges from asymptomatic bacteriuria to symptomatic to sepsis
These include the penicillins [all B], cephalosporins [all B], aminoglycosides [C or D], sulfonamides [C], and fosfomycin (Monurol) [B].
Treatment of lower urinary tract disorders
Its important products are Celexa (depression), Aerobid (asthma), Lorcet (pain), Tiazac (hypertension), Monurol (urinary tract infection) and generic drugs using controlled-release technology.
Despite some uncertainties, drugmakers have bright future
Fosfomycin (Monurol) is an effective single-dose drug for acute cystitis due to E.
Nitrofurantoin for 7 days called good choice for cystitis in women. (Expert Advice)
market is fosfomycin (Monurol), which was approved for treating urinary tract infections caused by E.
Empiric use squanders newer fluoroquinolones. (Wider use may Raise Resistance Issues)
In the prescription arena Monurol from Forest Laboratories has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration as what a spokeswoman calls the first onetime, one-dose antibiotic for uncomplicated UTI.
"As a drug that is taken one time and one time only, Monurol is the most convenient antibiotic for uncomplicated urinary tract infection and should have an extremely high rate of compliance among its users," notes Forest Laboratories medical director Harvey Schneier.
A single oral dose of Monurol provides a urinary concentration of the active ingredient that remains effective for more than three and a half days, well over the minimum necessary to destroy the most common urinary tract disease-causing bacteria, escherichia coli, the spokeswoman says.
An orange-flavor, water-soluble powder, Monurol starts destroying the harmful bacteria in the bladder in two to four hours, she notes.
UTI treatments emerge as important segment
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