Cystitis: Inflammation of the Bladder

Symptoms Acute, uncomplicated bladder infections are among the most common infectious diseases in women. A bladder infection is considered uncomplicated or simple when the urinary tract is functionally and structurally normal and there are no diseases that promote infection, for example, diabetes mellitus or immunosuppression. Symptoms include: Painful, frequent and difficult urination. Strong urge to … Cystitis: Inflammation of the Bladder

Antibiotics: Antibacterial Drugs

Products Antibiotics (singular: antibiotic) are commercially available in the form of tablets, dispersible tablets, capsules, as infusion preparations, suspensions and syrups for children, and as granules, among others. There are also some topical preparations, such as creams, ointments, eye drops, eye ointments, ear drops, nasal ointments and sore throat tablets. The first active ingredient from … Antibiotics: Antibacterial Drugs

Quinolone

Products The first active ingredient in the quinolone group to be introduced was nalidixic acid in 1967 (NegGram). It is no longer commercially available in many countries. Other drugs are available today (see below). Various dosage forms are available, for example, film-coated tablets, oral suspensions, eye drops, ear drops, and infusion solutions. Due to adverse … Quinolone

Traveler’s Diarrhea

Symptoms Traveler’s diarrhea is usually defined as a diarrheal illness that occurs in travelers from industrialized countries during or after a visit to a high-risk area, such as Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, or Asia. It is the most common travel illness, affecting 20% to 60% of travelers. Depending on the pathogen and severity, … Traveler’s Diarrhea

Norfloxacin

Products Norfloxacin is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets. It was approved in many countries in 1983. The original product, Noroxin, is no longer available, but generics are available. Structure and properties Norfloxacin (C16H18FN3O3, 319.33 g/mol) is a fluoroquinolone. It exists as a white to pale yellow, hygroscopic, photosensitive crystalline powder that is … Norfloxacin

Mycophenolate

Products Mycophenolate is commercially available in the form of enteric-coated film-coated tablets (Myfortic). It has been approved in many countries since 2002. Structure and properties Mycophenolate is the deprotonated form of mycophenolic acid (C17H20O6, Mr = 320.3 g/mol). It is present in the drug as mycophenolate sodium, a white crystalline powder that is highly soluble … Mycophenolate

Norfloxacin: Effects, Uses & Risks

Norfloxacin is a bactericidal agent used in human medicine in some broad-spectrum antibiotics and belongs to the group of drugs called gyrase inhibitors. Norfloxacin and other members of this group of active ingredients kill bacteria by inhibiting their gyrase enzyme. Preparations containing mainly or exclusively norfloxacin are used, among other things, to treat acute infections … Norfloxacin: Effects, Uses & Risks