HDC criticises professionals for failing to warn of deadly nitrofurantoin risks

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HDC criticises professionals for failing to warn of deadly nitrofurantoin risks

Jonathan
Chilton-Towle
Carolyn Cooper
A Health and Disability Commissioner decision calls for more information on the side effects of longterm use of the antibiotic nitrofurantoin [Image - Supplied]

A patient died from pulmonary disease after using nitrofurantoin for 28 months. During that time no health professionals warned the man about the risks, Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

Essentials, Pulmonary disease is a known side effect of nitrofurantoin if used for over six months. In 2019, a patient died of pulmonary disease after taking ni, BACK panel - grey