Phenazopyridine

Generic name: Phenazopyridine
Dosage form: oral tablet (100 mg; 200 mg; 95 mg; 97.2 mg; 97.5 mg; 99.5 mg)
Drug class: Miscellaneous genitourinary tract agents

Usage of Phenazopyridine

Phenazopyridine is a pain reliever that affects the lower part of your urinary tract (bladder and urethra).

Phenazopyridine is used to treat urinary symptoms such as pain or burning, increased urination, and increased urge to urinate. These symptoms can be caused by infection, injury, surgery, catheter, or other conditions that irritate the bladder.

Phenazopyridine will treat urinary symptoms, but this medication will not treat a urinary tract infection.. Take any antibiotic that your doctor prescribes to treat an infection.

Phenazopyridine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Phenazopyridine side effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Phenazopyridine may cause serious side effects. Stop using phenazopyridine and call your doctor at once if you have:

little or no urinating;

swelling, rapid weight gain;

confusion, loss of appetite, pain in your side or lower back;

fever, pale or yellowed skin, stomach pain, nausea and vomiting; or

blue or purple appearance of your skin.

Common side effects of phenazopyridine may include:

headache;

dizziness; or

upset stomach.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Before taking Phenazopyridine

You should not use phenazopyridine if you are allergic to it, or if you have kidney disease.

To make sure phenazopyridine is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:

liver disease;

diabetes; or

a genetic enzyme deficiency called glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.

FDA pregnancy category B. Phenazopyridine is not expected to harm an unborn baby. Do not use phenazopyridine without a doctor's advice if you are pregnant.

It is not known whether phenazopyridine passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medicine without a doctor's advice if you are breast-feeding a baby.

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How to use Phenazopyridine

Usual Adult Dose for Dysuria:

190 to 200 mg orally 3 times a day Comments:-Take this drug after a meal.-Take this drug with a full glass of water.-This drug should not be used longer than 2 days concomitantly with an antibacterial, because of the lack of evidence that the combined administration of this drug and an antibacterial provides greater benefit than the antibacterial alone after 2 days.Use: For the symptomatic relief of pain, burning, urgency, frequency, and other discomfort arising from irritation of the lower urinary tract mucosa caused by infection, trauma, surgery, endoscopic procedures, or the passage of sounds or catheters

Usual Pediatric Dose for Dysuria:

12 years and older:190 to 195 mg orally 3 times a dayComments:-Take this drug after a meal.-Take this drug with a full glass of water.-This drug should not be used longer than 2 days concomitantly with an antibacterial, because of the lack of evidence that the combined administration of this drug and an antibacterial provides greater benefit than the antibacterial alone after 2 days.Use: For the symptomatic relief of pain, burning, urgency, frequency, and other discomfort arising from irritation of the lower urinary tract mucosa caused by infection, trauma, surgery, endoscopic procedures, or the passage of sounds or catheters

Warnings

You should not use phenazopyridine if you have kidney disease.

What other drugs will affect Phenazopyridine

Other drugs may interact with phenazopyridine, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Tell each of your health care providers about all medicines you use now and any medicine you start or stop using.

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