Trimethoprim
Trimethoprim antibiotic treatment for cystitis – for recurring infection.
Be prepared with a standby antibiotic to keep for when needed.
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Please read the important information below regarding Trimethoprim antibiotics for cystitis before starting your consultation.
Trimethoprim
Trimethoprim will cure cystitis infections in about 90% of cases. It is the antibiotic doctors prescribe most frequently for cystitis.
Service aimed at
Standby antibiotic treatment is only for those women who are prone to cystitis and have already been diagnosed with it in the past. You should only use this treatment if you are confident you know when you have cystitis.
This service is not for the treatment of cystitis that has already started. If cystitis symptoms have already started see a doctor face-to-face. This will guarantee there is no delay in starting treatment.
Cystitis symptoms
- Cystitis is usually associated with burning and soreness when passing water (doctors call this dysuria)
- There is usually a need to pass water frequently, sometimes many times in an hour
- During a water infection it is usually not possible to delay passing urine when there is an urge to go (urgency)
Response to treatment
Simple cystitis will improve greatly within 24 hours of starting antibiotics. If symptoms are not improving in the first 24 hours, or have not gone completely at the end of 3 days, medical advice is needed. If symptoms worsen rather than improve medical advice is needed straight away.
Trimethoprim
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Consultation and supply on prescription £6.50
Complications and cautions
Infection can travel up from the bladder into the kidney. This is known as pyelonephritis and requires urgent medical attention and sometimes hospital treatment.
Any of the following symptoms may indicate serious pylonephritis:
- Back pain (Indication of possible infection in the kidney)
- Fever (High temperature, flushing, shivering, feeling hot and cold)
- Nausea and sickness and loss of appetite
- Generalised aching and flu-like feeling and collapse
All the above symptoms suggest something more serious than a simple cystitis and the need to seek medical advice straight away.
Trimethoprim and the pill
When taking antibiotic the oral contraceptive pill may be ineffective. You should continue taking the pill and use alternative contraception whilst you take Trimethoprim and for a week after stopping.
Side effects
Most people taking trimethoprim experience no, or very mild, side effects. There may be gastrointestinal upsets, such as indigestion, loose stools and rashes. If a rash develops trimethoprim should be stopped and medical advice sought.
Detailed information
Trimethoprim for cystitis Information Leaflet
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We provide online consultations with UK GMC registered doctors which may result in a private prescription online. Genuine medication is dispensed by an NHS pharmacy. Deliveries are in discreet packaging and sent recorded post.
We are fully regulated in the UK by the Care Quality Commission.
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UK delivery: £2.90
Overseas delivery: £4.90
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