Name
METHENAMINE MANDELATE
Mode of Action
METHENAMINE OWES ITS ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIESTO FORMALDEHYDE, A NON-SPECIFIC BACTERICIDE, WHICH IS SLOWLY LIBERATED BYHYDROLYSIS AT ACID PH. MOST GRAM-POSITIVE AND GRAM-NEGATIVE ORGANISMS AND FUNGI ARE SUSCEPTIBLE.
Dosage
THE USUAL DOSE :- 1 GM FOUR TIMES DAILY. CHILDREN UP TO 6 YEARS :- 15 MG/KG/BODY WT. OR 0.5 GM FOUR TIMES DAILY IN 6-12 YEARS OF AGE.
Drug Group
[BACTERICIDAL]
Cross Reaction
CONCOMITANT USE OF ANTACIDS, POTASSIUM CITRATE, AND DIURETICS OR THIAZIDES, THE ACTIVATION OF METHENAMINE TO FORMALDEHYDE MAY BE INHIBITED. SULPHONAMIDES MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF CRYSTALLURIA.
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