Monural: instruction for use

The medicine "Monural" is antibacteriala drug that has a number of properties. The main active substance is phosphomycin, which has a bactericidal effect on gram-positive bacteria (such as, for example, Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus), as well as a number of gram-negative bacteria. The mechanism of action of Monural is associated with the inhibition of the initial stage of the synthesis of membranes of various microorganisms.

Fosfomycin is absorbed from the intestine very quickly, and its half-life from the body is two hours. Derive the kidney substance in an unchanged form by glomerular filtration.

Monural: instruction (indication)

The drug is prescribed by doctors for bacterialacute cystitis, recurrent attacks of acute bacterial cystitis, solid asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy, bacterial nonspecific urethritis, and also prophylactically with bacterial infections in urinary organs (usually during surgery). medication often used in a variety of infectious diseases of the urinary system in the postoperative period.

Monural: instruction (how to use)

Before taking this drug, it is necessarydissolve in a third of a glass of water (one sachet). The drug is taken orally on an empty stomach once a day (two hours before a meal, you can before going to bed). Immediately before taking the medication you need to empty the bladder.

Adults are prescribed 3 g per day with a duration of one day. If bacterial infections recur, elderly people are prescribed a double intake of Monural.

If the drug is used for preventionbacterial infectious diseases of urinary organs during operations, it is taken three hours before the intervention or the planned study. In pediatrics, an antibiotic is prescribed to children from five years once a day for 2 g (a special form of the release "Monural pediatric").

Monural: Instruction (side effects and contraindications)

In some cases, after taking medication, people have experienced various side effects. Most often it is heartburn, diarrhea or nausea. There are also allergic reactions, a rash on the skin.

In order to avoid the appearance of these and other disorders, it is necessary to follow the doctor's recommendations and follow the instructions, where the contraindications to the use of Monural are described in detail.

The drug should not be taken to children under five years of age, butalso to people with allergies to phosphomycin and other components of the drug. Very carefully, you need to use medicine for people with severe renal failure. For such patients, the doctor can reduce the dose and correct standard therapy.

As for pregnancy, at the momentThere have been no serious studies regarding the use of the drug during this period. Antibiotic "Monural" doctors usually appointed only if the intended benefit for the mother exceeds the likely harm to the fetus. It is proved that the active substance penetrates through the placenta and into the milk.

Monural: instruction (additional information)

Experts do not recommend combining the drug with metoclopramide, since the effect of the former can be weakened by the decrease in the amount of phosphomycin in the urine and blood plasma.

To date, there is no information on cases of overdose. Keep the drug in a dark dry place with an air temperature of not more than 25 degrees Celsius.

Be careful! Before using Monural, always consult a doctor. This instruction is intended for familiarization with the preparation. For more information, see the manufacturer's original annotation.