Can you take norfloxacin for nephritis

Norfloxacin is usually available for patients with nephritis, and the drug should be used under the supervision of a physician.
The etiology of nephritis is not clear, but it is mostly caused by immune-mediated inflammatory response. And norfloxacin belongs to a quinolone antibiotic drugs, bacteria have relatively good killing effect, if nephritis patients have bacterial infection, you can use norfloxacin for anti-infection treatment. If there is no infection generally do not need to use.
The biggest adverse reaction of taking norfloxacin is gastrointestinal reaction, which is manifested as bloating, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. Patients who are allergic to this product and fluoroquinolones are prohibited, patients under 18 years of age are prohibited, this product should not be used in pregnant women, pregnant women should avoid the application of this product or stop breastfeeding during the application, elderly patients often have renal hypoplasia, need to reduce the amount of application.
In addition to antibiotic treatment, patients with nephritis usually need to actively control hypertension, reduce urinary protein, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (such as captopril), immunosuppressants (such as cyclophosphamide) and so on. If the symptoms are serious even need renal replacement therapy such as hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
Patients with nephritis are recommended to go to regular hospitals to see if they can take Norfloxacin under the assessment and guidance of physicians.

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