Urinary Anti-infectives are medicines used to treat or prevent infections
of the urinary tract, the passage through which urine flows from the kidneys
out of the body.
Purpose
Normally, no bacteria or other disease-causing organisms live in the
bladder. Likewise, the urethra, the tube-like structure that carries urine
from the bladder out of the body, usually has either no bacteria or not
enough to cause problems. But the bladder, urethra, and other parts of the
urinary tract may become infected when disease-causing organisms invade from
other body regions or from outside the body. Urinary Anti-infectives are
used to treat such infections or to prevent them in people who get them
often.
Description
Commonly used urinary Anti-infectives include Methenamine (Urex, Hiprex,
Mandelamine), Nalidixic Acid (NegGram) and Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid,
Furatoin, and other brands). These medicines are available only with a
physician's prescription and come in capsule, tablet, granule, and liquid
forms.