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Oral Urinary Tract Infection Treatments
| ORAL URINARY TRACT INFECTION TREATMENTS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generic | Brand | Strength | Form | Adult Dose | Duration |
| CEPHALOSPORINS | |||||
| cefadroxil | — | 500mg | caps | Uncomplicated UTI: 1−2g once daily or in 2 divided doses
Complicated UTI: 2g/day in 2 divided doses |
|
| 1g | tabs | ||||
| 250mg/5mL, 500mg/5mL | susp | ||||
| cefixime | Suprax | 400mg | caps | 400mg once daily or 200mg every 12hrs | |
| 100mg, 150mg, 200mg | chew tabs | ||||
| 200mg/5mL, 500mg/5mL | susp | ||||
| cefpodoxime | — | 50mg/5mL, 100mg/5mL | granules for susp | 100mg every 12hrs | 7 days |
| 100mg, 200mg | tabs | ||||
| cefuroxime | — | 250mg, 500mg | tabs | 250mg twice daily | 7−10 days |
| cephalexin | — | 250mg, 500mg, 750mg | caps | 250mg every 6hrs; may give 500mg every 12hrs. Max 4g/day in 2–4 equally divided doses | 7−14 days |
| 125mg/5mL, 250mg/5mL | susp | ||||
| NITROFURANTOINS | |||||
| nitrofurantoin | Furadantin | 25mg/5mL | susp | 50−100mg 4 times daily.
Suppressive therapy: 50−100mg once daily at bedtime may suffice |
|
| Macrobid | 100mg | caps | 100mg every 12hrs | 7 days | |
| Macro– dantin |
25mg, 50mg, 100mg | caps | 50−100mg 4 times daily. Long-term use: 50−100mg once daily at bedtime |
7 days | |
| PENICILLINS | |||||
| amoxicillin | — | 250mg, 500mg | caps | 500mg every 12hrs or 250mg every 8hrs. Severe infections: 875mg every 12hrs or 500mg every 8hrs. | |
| 500mg, 875mg | tabs | ||||
| 125mg/5mL, 200mg/5mL, 250mg/5mL, 400mg/5mL | susp | ||||
| amoxicillin/ clavulanic acid | — | 200mg/28.5mg, 400mg/57mg | chewable | 500mg every 12hrs or 250mg every 8hrs. Severe infections: 875mg every 12hrs or 500mg every 8hrs. | |
| 250mg/125mg, 500mg/125mg, 875mg/125mg | tabs | ||||
| Augmentin | 875mg/125mg | tabs | |||
| 125mg/31.25mg/ 5mL, 250mg/ 62.5mg/5mL | susp | ||||
| QUINOLONES | |||||
| ciprofloxacin | Cipro | 250mg, 500mg | tabs | Acute uncomplicated cystitis due to E. coli, S. saprophyticus in females: 250mg every 12hrs. | 3 days |
| 250mg/5mL, 500mg/5mL | susp | ||||
| Other UTI: 250−500mg every 12hrs | 7−14 days | ||||
| Cipro XR | 500mg, 1000mg | ext‑rel tabs | Uncomplicated UTI: 500mg once daily | 3 days | |
| Complicated UTI, acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis: 1000mg once daily | 7−14 days | ||||
| levofloxacin | — | 25mg/mL | soln | Uncomplicated UTI: 250mg once daily. Complicated UTI, acute pyelonephritis: 250mg once daily or 750mg once daily | 3 days |
| 250mg, 500mg, 750mg | tabs | 250mg dose: 10 days 750mg dose: 5 days |
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| ofloxacin | — | 200mg, 300mg, 400mg | tabs | Uncomplicated cystitis: 200mg every 12hrs | 3 days (E. coli or K. pneu– moniae); 7 days (other) |
| Complicated: 200mg every 12hrs | 10 days | ||||
| SULFONAMIDES | |||||
| sulfameth– oxazole/ trimethoprim |
— | 200mg/40mg/5mL | susp | 20mL every 12hrs | 10−14 days |
| Bactrim | 400mg/80mg | tabs | 2 tabs every 12hrs | ||
| Septra | |||||
| Bactrim DS | 800mg/160mg | tabs | 1 tab every 12hrs | ||
| Septra DS | |||||
| OTHER CLASSES | |||||
| fosfomycin | Monurol | 3g | granules for soln | Uncomplicated UTI: Females: Mix 1 sachet with 3−4oz of water (do not use hot water); drink immediately. Max 1 dose/episode. | 1 dose |
| trimethoprim | — | 100mg, 200mg | tabs | Uncomplicated UTI: 100mg twice daily, or 200mg once daily | 10 days |
| NOTES | |||||
Not an inclusive list of medications. Please see drug monographs at www.eMPR.com and/or contact company for full drug labeling. (Rev. 3/2024) |
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