Prednisolone and Macrodantin drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Prednisolone (prednisolone) and Macrodantin (nitrofurantoin, macrocrystalline). Common drug interactions include pulmonary congestion among females and acute respiratory failure among males.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Prednisolone and Macrodantin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 25 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Prednisolone?
Prednisolone has active ingredients of prednisolone. It is often used in rheumatoid arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 212,675 Prednisolone users. Check the latest studies of Prednisolone.
What is Macrodantin?
Macrodantin has active ingredients of nitrofurantoin, macrocrystalline. It is often used in urinary tract infection. eHealthMe is studying from 3,755 Macrodantin users. Check the latest studies of Macrodantin.
25 people who take Prednisolone and Macrodantin together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Prednisolone and Macrodantin, by gender? *:
female:
- Pulmonary congestion (congestion in the lungs)
- Pulmonary fibrosis (formation or development of excess fibrous connective tissue (fibrosis) in the lungs)
- Pulmonary oedema (fluid accumulation in the lungs)
- Rigors (an episode of shaking or exaggerated shivering)
- Skin papilloma (a general medical term for a tumour of the skin or mucous membrane with finger-like projections)
- Taste disturbance
- Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body)
- Ulcer
- Vision blurred
- Visual acuity reduced (reduced clearness of vision)
male:
- Acute respiratory failure
- Seizure (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain)
- Cyanosis (lack of oxygen in body leads to blue appearance of skin ,mucous membrane nails)
- Enterobacter infection (infection caused by bacteria of the family enterobacteriaceae)
- Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)
- Lactic acidosis (low ph in body tissues)
- Nephrolithiasis (calculi in the kidneys)
- Pulse absent
- Sepsis syndrome (a clinical condition of blood infection)
- Tachycardia (a heart rate that exceeds the range of 100 beats/min)
What are the common drug interactions of Prednisolone and Macrodantin, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
- Acute respiratory failure
- Seizure (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain)
- Pyrexia (fever)
- Respiratory tract infection
- Biliary tract disorder
- Gastritis (inflammation of stomach)
- Pneumonitis (inflammation of the walls of the alveoli in the lungs)
- Respiration (transport of oxygen from the outside air to the cells within tissues)
- Viral infection
- Cardiac arrest
10-19:
n/a
20-29:
n/a
30-39:
n/a
40-49:
- Cellulitis (infection under the skin)
- Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis)
- Immunosuppression
50-59:
- Culture urine positive
- Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)
- Dry eye (lack of adequate tears)
- Escherichia infection (bacterial infection by escherichia coli)
- Eye injury
- Foot fracture
- Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)
- Ill-defined disorder
60+:
- Abdominal pain
- Pain
- Blindness unilateral
- Blood glucose decreased
- Blood in stool
- Blood osmolarity decreased
- Candidiasis (candidiasis or thrush is a fungal infection)
- Cardiac failure congestive
- Choking (mechanical obstruction of the flow of air from the environment into the lungs)
- Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (epilepsy characterized by frequent seizures and different seizure types): 4 people, 16.00%
- Diabetes: 4 people, 16.00%
- Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 3 people, 12.00%
- Oral Herpes (viral infection of mouth): 2 people, 8.00%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 2 people, 8.00%
- Hypersensitivity: 2 people, 8.00%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 2 people, 8.00%
- Depression: 2 people, 8.00%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Effectiveness of, side effects of, and alternative drugs to the 2 drugs:
- Prednisolone (212,675 reports)
- Macrodantin (3,755 reports)
Browse all drug interactions of Prednisolone and Macrodantin:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zSub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Prednisolone:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Macrodantin:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all interactions between Prednisolone and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all interactions between Macrodantin and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zRelated publications that referenced our studies
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- Abdullah, D., Mohamed, A. M. F. S., & Liew, A. K. C., "Dentine hypersensitivity-like tooth pain associated with the use of high-dose steroid therapy", Journal of conservative dentistry: JCD, 2018 Jan .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on prednisolone and nitrofurantoin, macrocrystalline (the active ingredients of Prednisolone and Macrodantin, respectively), and Prednisolone and Macrodantin (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
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