- That fosfomycin tromethamine can be taken with or without food.
- That their symptoms should improve in two to three days after taking fosfomycin tromethamine; if not improved, the patient should contact her health care provider.
- Diarrhea is a common problem caused by antibiotics which usually ends when the antibiotic is discontinued. Sometimes after starting treatment with antibiotics, patients can develop watery and bloody stools (with or without stomach cramps and fever) even as late as two or more months after having taken the last dose of the antibiotic. If this occurs, patients should contact their physician as soon as possible.
Fosfomycin Tromethamine
Granules for oral solution
(equivalent to 3 grams of fosfomycin)
Information for patients
After taking fosfomycin tromethamine
granules for oral solution
you should see improvement in your symptoms
in 2 to 3 days.
If your symptoms do not improve by the fourth day,
you should contact your healthcare professional.
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This booklet provides information on fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution, the medication your doctor has prescribed for your bladder infection (acute cystitis), as well as background on the infection itself. It is important to know that, although your therapy is completed when you take the single dose of fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution, it may take 2 to 3 days for symptoms to improve. If your symptoms do not improve by the fourth day, you should contact your healthcare professional.
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What is fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution for?
Fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution is for the treatment of acute cystitis in women. Acute cystitis, also known as bladder infection, is a type of uncomplicated urinary tract infection. Acute cystitis is caused by bacteria entering your bladder (which is normally bacteria free) resulting in irritation to your bladder lining. Fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution is a bladder-specific antibiotic prescribed to kill the bacteria causing your infection. As the bacteria die, your bladder lining begins to heal.
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How does fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution work?
Fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution starts working to kill bacteria within hours after taking it. Although you only take fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution once, fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution is designed to stay in your bladder for more than 3 days, continuing to kill the bacteria. Therefore, after taking fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution, you should see improvement in your symptoms in 2 to 3 days. If your symptoms do not improve by the fourth day, you should contact your healthcare professional.
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What is in the sachet (packet)?
The sachet packet contains white granules of fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution (fosfomycin tromethamine), an antibiotic, along with a small amount of sweetener (saccharin and sucrose) and orange and mandarin flavoring.
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Can I take fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution if I am pregnant or breast-feeding?
Adequate and well-controlled studies involving the use of fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution in pregnant and breast-feeding women have not been conducted. If your physician feels it is clearly needed, fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution can be taken. Please inform your healthcare provider if you know you are pregnant or are breast-feeding.
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How do I take fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution?
1. Empty entire contents of fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution sachet into 3 to 4 ounces of water (½ cup), and stir to dissolve. Do not use hot water.
2. Take immediately after dissolving in water, making sure to drink complete contents of glass.
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Is this all I need to do?
Yes. One sachet of fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution is a complete therapy for treating your bladder infection. The medicine in fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution goes directly to your bladder and stays there for several days to kill the bacteria causing your infection.
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Does fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution always work?
No antibiotic works 100% of the time. In controlled clinical trials, using strict criteria for evaluation, approximately three quarters of patients were cured after single dose treatment with fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution. This cure rate was equivalent to that for patients treated with Macrobid®**, and somewhat lower than for patients treated with Cipro®† and with Bactrim®††.
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Will I experience side effects?
Because fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution goes right to the site of your infection, side effects from the drug are uncommon. Less than 1 patient in 10 (9.0%) taking fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution may experience diarrhea. Other infrequently seen side effects are vaginitis (5.5%), nausea (4.1%), headache (3.9%), dizziness (1.3%), tiredness (1.1%), and indigestion (1.1%).
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What if I am allergic to fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution?
Fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution is not related to penicillin or other antibiotics that commonly cause allergic reactions. If you have a history of allergy to antibiotics, you should be able to take fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution on your doctor’s advice.
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What about taking fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution with other drugs?
Fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution has very few interactions with other drugs. If you are currently taking a gastrointestinal drug called Reglan®* (metoclopramide hydrochloride), you should not take fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution unless you have discussed this with your doctor.
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Some other precautions:
Do not take this or any other medication if it was prescribed for someone else.
KEEP FOSFOMYCIN TROMETHAMINE GRANULES FOR ORAL SOLUTION OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
Do not use after the expiration date printed on the box.
*Reglan is a registered trademark of A. H. Robins Company.
**Macrobid is a registered trademark of Procter & Gamble.
†Cipro is a registered trademark of Bayer Corporation.
††Bactrim is a registered trademark of Roche Pharmaceuticals.
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What is acute cystitis?
Acute cystitis is the common name for uncomplicated urinary tract infection. It is an infection of the urinary bladder that causes the bladder lining to become inflamed or irritated.
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What causes acute cystitis?
Acute cystitis is usually caused by bacteria that enter the bladder. Bacteria can travel from the anal area to collect in the vagina and then enter the urethra to finally reach the bladder.
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What are the usual symptoms?
Typical symptoms include frequent urination, painful urination, and a bladder that never feels totally empty. Other symptoms include pain in the pubic area.
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Is acute cystitis dangerous?
Normally it is not, unless the bacteria in the urine causing it have traveled upward to infect the kidneys. Your doctor has prescribed fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution to prevent this from occurring.
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How is acute cystitis diagnosed and treated?
Acute cystitis is diagnosed on the basis of your symptoms and/or a urine culture to identify the responsible bacteria. It is most often treated with antibiotics.
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Is there something I can take to relieve my pain?
There are medications available in addition to your primary therapy, fosfomycin tromethamine granules for oral solution, that your healthcare provider can recommend. Talk to your healthcare provider about additional medication.
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Is there anything I can do to avoid acute cystitis?
Bladder infections that occur repeatedly in women are often associated with sexual activity and/or certain methods of contraception. Urinating immediately and completely after intercourse can help flush out bacteria that may have been accidentally forced into the urethra. Women who use a diaphragm with spermicidal jelly or use spermicidal foam with a condom should consider another form of contraception if they continue to experience infections.
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You should also wipe from front to back to avoid contaminating the urethral entrance with bacteria from the bowels. You should discuss these and other ways to prevent bladder infections with your healthcare provider.
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DO NOT TAKE THIS OR ANY MEDICATION IF IT WAS PRESCRIBED FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
FOSFOMYCIN TROMETHAMINE GRANULES FOR ORAL SOLUTION IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PATIENTS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.
KEEP FOSFOMYCIN TROMETHAMINE GRANULES FOR ORAL SOLUTION OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
DO NOT USE AFTER EXPIRATION DATE.
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