Ten ways to improve the care of elderly patients in the hospital. Labella AM(1), Merel SE, Phelan EA. (1)Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. Hospitalists care for elderly patients daily, but few have specialized training in geriatric medicine.
Macrobid is an antibiotic specifically used to treat UTIs and is a class b pregnancy medication which means it has not been shown to harm the fetus and is considered safe as long as it is not used after 38 weeks of pregnancy. If you have another uti you might want to ask for that.
See your doctor: Macrobid is a good antibiotic for a urinary tract infection, but if you have a kidney infection, it is a poor choice; while it concentrates well in urine, it does not achieve appropriate levels inside the tissue itself.