Drugs / Nitrofurantoin
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Nitrofurantoin

Developed for
urinary tract infection · bacterial infectious disease · bacteriuria · female stress incontinence · pulpitis · chronic cystitis · dental pulp necrosis · neuropathy, painful
+8 more · pyelonephritis · renal fibrosis · urolithiasis · bacterial urinary tract infection · cystitis · infectious disease with sepsis · pregnancy disorder · vesicoureteral reflux
Investigated by
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc · Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine · Cairo University · Columbia University · Ohio State University · University of British Columbia
+58 more · Aga Khan University · American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF) · Atlantic Health System · Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh · Boston University · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center · Duke University · Egyptian Russian University · Fayoum University · Glasgow Caledonian University · GlaxoSmithKline · Goodlife Pharma B.V. · IBSA Institut Biochimique SA · IRCCS Burlo Garofolo · Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama · International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh · KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research (Deemed- to- be-University), Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), Belagavi, India · Kinshasa School of Public Health · Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur · Mayo Clinic · Megan Bradley · Mepha Ltd. · NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme · NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) · National Institutes of Health (NIH) · New York University · Newcastle University · Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust · North Bristol NHS Trust · RTI International · Radboud University Medical Center · Rigshospitalet, Denmark · Roswell Park Cancer Institute · Texas A&M University · The Cleveland Clinic · Thomas Jefferson University · Trinity Health Michigan · University College, London · University Hospital, Geneva · University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia · University of Aberdeen · University of Alabama at Birmingham · University of California, San Diego · University of Colorado, Denver · University of Miami · University of Minnesota · University of Missouri-Columbia · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · University of Pittsburgh · University of Southampton · University of Texas · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · University of Virginia · Vanderbilt University · Walter Reed National Military Medical Center · Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 2 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Label expansion US (FDA) FURADANTIN 1993-05-18 fda.gov
Approved US (FDA) FURADANTIN 1953-02-06 fda.gov

Trials 31 · a red edge is where a trial was stopped

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 04 trials
Phase 0 NCT07603934 Dec 2025 → Aug 2026 overdue dental pulp necrosis Cairo University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT06190197 May 2024 → Oct 2027 expected infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma University of Minnesota Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT05074628 Dec 2021 → Jan 2023 Cairo University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT02789579 Sep 2016 → Dec 2019 Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 14 trials
Phase 1 NCT06907199 Apr 2026 → Jul 2028 expected chronic cystitis University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00649506 Sep 2003 Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00649285 Oct → Nov 2002 Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01018342 Jul → Aug 2002 Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 21 trial
Phase 2 NCT07202949 Feb 2026 → Oct 2027 expected urinary tract infection University College, London Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 34 trials
Phase 3 NCT07686055 Jul 2026 → Feb 2027 expected urinary tract infection Megan Bradley Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT07209150 Jan 2026 → Dec 2027 expected benign prostatic hyperplasia Ohio State University Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06723392 Dec 2025 → Sep 2028 expected bacteriuria, fetal growth restriction, pregnancy disorder with abortive outcome NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04020341 Oct 2019 → Nov 2022 urinary tract infection GlaxoSmithKline Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 416 trials
Phase 4 NCT07501065 Jun 2026 → Jun 2028 expected female stress incontinence, urinary tract infection University of Miami Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06709196 Jan 2025 → Jan 2027 expected urinary bladder cancer Rigshospitalet, Denmark Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06387329 Apr 2024 → Jun 2025 overdue interstitial cystitis, overactive bladder Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05652374 Oct 2022 → Oct 2027 expected urinary tract infection Radboud University Medical Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05519072 Aug 2022 → Aug 2024 overdue Atlantic Health System Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05600023 Aug → Oct 2022 pulpitis Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04900571 Jan → May 2021 neuropathy, painful, pulpitis Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04502095 Sep 2020 → Mar 2025 urinary bladder carcinoma, urinary tract infection Roswell Park Cancer Institute Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03716804 Jun → Dec 2018 bacterial infectious disease, urinary tract infection Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02384200 Mar 2015 → Feb 2017 nephrolithiasis, urinary tract infection University of California, San Diego Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable2 trials
NCT02911662 Sep 2016 → Jan 2018 bacteriuria Trinity Health Michigan Terminated No outcome recorded
NCT00678041 May 2008 → May 2009 urinary tract infection University of Pittsburgh Terminated No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 39 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 02 trials
Phase 0 NCT07648290 Comparator Jul 2026 → Mar 2028 expected overactive bladder The Cleveland Clinic Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT02099240 Comparator Mar 2014 → Nov 2018 osteomyelitis University of Louisville Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 11 trial
Phase 1 NCT05138822 Comparator May 2022 → Dec 2024 urinary tract infection GlaxoSmithKline Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT07198919 Comparator May → Oct 2025 overdue Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine Enrolling by invitation No outcome recorded
Phase 23 trials
Phase 2 NCT05702762 Comparator Oct 2022 → Jun 2023 cystitis Mercy Health Ohio Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03425396 Comparator Jan 2018 → May 2019 cystitis, urinary tract infection Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00391651 Comparator Jan 2002 → Jul 2005 urinary tract infection University of Washington Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 36 trials
Phase 3 NCT06815549 Comparator Feb → Dec 2025 overdue Enterococcus faecalis infection, Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa infectious disease, chronic cystitis +1 Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Health Ministry of the Russian Federation Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05630833 Comparator Jan 2023 → Feb 2024 urinary tract infection GlaxoSmithKline Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05384197 Comparator May 2022 → May 2023 nephrolithiasis Mansoura University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05254808 Comparator Sep 2021 → Feb 2022 urinary tract infection MJM Bonten Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04187144 Comparator Apr 2020 → Dec 2022 urinary tract infection GlaxoSmithKline Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 421 trials
Phase 4 NCT06706362 Comparator Sep 2025 → Apr 2027 expected female stress incontinence Ohio State University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07186465 Comparator Sep 2025 → Jun 2026 overdue cystitis, urinary tract infection Mahidol University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06953271 Comparator May 2025 → May 2026 overdue overactive bladder, urinary tract infection Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06332781 Comparator Apr → Sep 2025 urinary tract infection Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06518291 Comparator Jan → Jun 2025 overdue urinary tract infection Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable5 trials
NCT07202832 Comparator Oct 2025 → Aug 2026 overdue urinary tract infection Assiut University Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT03522961 Comparator Aug 2018 → Sep 2023 overdue pelvic organ prolapse, urinary tract infection Brigham and Women's Hospital Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
NCT03362697 Comparator Dec 2017 → Dec 2018 bacterial urinary tract infection Innovacion y Desarrollo de Estrategias en Salud Completed No outcome recorded
NCT02829060 Comparator Jan 2016 → Jan 2025 infectious disease with sepsis, nephrolithiasis, urinary tract infection University of California, San Diego Completed No outcome recorded
NCT01507974 Comparator Jan 2012 → Jul 2014 pregnancy disorder HaEmek Medical Center, Israel Completed No outcome recorded

Evidence & citations 6 cited values

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FieldValueCited text
Known as Nitrofurantoin “Possible prescribed antibiotics include: trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (Septra), Cefalotin, Cephalexin, Cefapirin, Cefdroxil, Cefazolin, Cefradine, Cefacetrile,...” NCT03877289
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“Participants will receive a single oral dose of either Bactrim (800 mg sulfamethoxazole + 160 mg trimethoprim) or if allergic to sulfonamides, a single oral dose of Macrobid...” NCT07501065

“Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid (500 mg twice daily) for seven days in patients with negative nitrites in dipstick or oral nitrofurantoin (200mg twice per day) for patients with...” NCT03362697

“Oral dose regimen for simple urinary tract infection: Including cephalexin, cefdinir, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, and nitrofurantoin at appropriate dose, frequency, and duration” NCT05702762

“Oral antibiotics will include trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, first line) or nitrofurantoin (Macrobid, second line), determined by patient allergies.” NCT06706362

“This includes, but is not limited to, antibiotic medications such as nitrofurantoin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.” NCT06953271

“in case of intolerance (leucopoenia) and for children younger than 6 months: nitrofurantoin [2 mg/kg once daily]” NCT00382343

“We then assessed the response of uropathogenic E. faecalis to nitrofurantoin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.” PMID 30132694 Aug 2018

“All participants in this arm will receive nitrofurantoin 100 milligrams by mouth daily for either 10 or 21 days” NCT06190197

“If allergic to both of the above antibiotics, patients will receive 100mg nitrofurantoin BID for three days.” NCT03508921

“Participants will be provided either nitrofurantoin 100 mg oral twice a day for 5 days” NCT07686055

“Participants will be provided either nitrofurantoin 100 mg oral twice a day for 5 days” NCT05726318

Nitrofurantoin (100mg 3x/day PO) or Norfloxacin (400mg 2x/day PO) for 5 days” NCT00826670

“Subjects will receive Nitrofurantoin (MACROBID) 100mg BID for 5 days” NCT07648290

“This includes: Nitrofurantoin, Cephalexin, and Amoxicillin.” NCT03275623

Nitrofurantoin monohydrate/macrocrystals daily (50 mg)” NCT04285320

“Arm 1: nitrofurantoin 100 mg once pre-procedure” NCT05719285

Nitrofurantoin (100mg twice daily)” NCT07202949

“100 mg Nitrofurantoin twice daily” NCT05384197

NitrofurantoinNCT05206500

NitrofurantoinNCT02099240

NCT05652374

NCT05074628

NCT02021006

NCT00649506

NCT06387329

NCT06723392

NCT05274672

NCT04020341

NCT05138822

NCT07198919

NCT07202832

NCT00734968

NCT03299387

NCT04959331

NCT02789579

NCT06907199

NCT05519072

NCT04900571

NCT03716804

NCT02829060

NCT01092351

NCT01749605

NCT03425396

NCT01966653

NCT01018342

NCT06332781

NCT01507974

NCT01450800

NCT02145338

NCT04187144

NCT07603934

NCT04502095

NCT02911662

NCT03522961

NCT06815549

NCT05630833

NCT00678041

NCT02727322

NCT06709196

NCT05600023

NCT00649285

NCT03287089

NCT05254808

NCT00391651

NCT06518291

NCT07186465

Known as Macrobid “Participants will receive a single oral dose of either Bactrim (800 mg sulfamethoxazole + 160 mg trimethoprim) or if allergic to sulfonamides, a single oral dose of Macrobid...” NCT07501065
3

“Oral antibiotics will include trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, first line) or nitrofurantoin (Macrobid, second line), determined by patient allergies.” NCT06706362

“Subjects will receive Nitrofurantoin (MACROBID) 100mg BID for 5 days” NCT07648290

macrobid if preoperative culture is negative” NCT07209150

Known as macrodantin ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT02375295
Known as nitrofurantoin monohydrate/macrocrystalline ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT02384200
Action Inhibit “These metabolites inhibit bacterial enzymes that are essential for energy metabolism and inhibit bacterial protein synthesis by binding to ribosomes.” NCT05254808
Route Oral “following a single, oral 100 mg (1 x 100 mg) dose under fed conditions” NCT00649285