A General Practice Evaluation of Selexid Suspension as a Treatment for Acute Urinary Tract Infection

Abstract

Fifty-seven general practice patients (fifty-five females and two males) with acute uncomplicated cystitis received a 5-day course of pivmecillinam suspension at a dose of 200 mg (2 sachets) three times a day. Positive bacteriological cultures were obtained from twenty-eight patients (49%) before treatment. The bacteriological cure rate was 100%. All patients experienced some relief of symptoms and thirty nine patients (68%) were completely symptom-free after treatment. Selexid suspension was generally well tolerated. Side effects were reported in only four patients (6%) and no patient had to stop treatment prematurely.