A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection anywhere along the tract that carries urine from the body. It commonly shows up as pain or burning when passing urine, along with urgency and going more often.
Sulfamethoxazole, Trimethoprim
400mg + 80mg · 800mg + 160mg
A sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim combination for urinary tract infections and pneumocystis pneumonia. Each ingredient blocks a different step in the same pathway.
50mg · 100mg
Nitrofurantoin tablets for bladder infections and other UTIs. It concentrates in the urine to act directly on the bacteria.
The two products listed for this condition are both antibiotics in tablet form. Bactrim combines Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim in a fixed-dose pairing. Nitrofurantoin Tablets contain nitrofurantoin alone. Both target bacterial UTI, whether the infection sits in the bladder as cystitis or higher up the tract.
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection anywhere along the tract that carries urine from the body. It is not one condition: it covers cystitis in the bladder, urethritis in the urethra and kidney infection.
A UTI commonly shows up as pain or burning when passing urine, along with urgency and going more often. Cloudy urine, blood in the urine and waking at night to pass urine are also part of the picture.
Antibiotics may be used but are not always needed, so they are not the answer to every UTI.
The medicines listed for urinary tract infections include products containing sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim and nitrofurantoin. Examples include Bactrim and Nitrofurantoin Tablets.
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