O General Information and Indications:
Phenazopyridine relieves urinary tract
pain, burning, irritation, and discomfort, as well as urgent and frequent
urination caused by urinary tract infections, surgery, injury, or
examination procedures. However, phenazopyridine is not an antibiotic; it
does not cure infections.
O Information For Users:
Phenazopyridine comes as a tablet to take by
mouth. It is usually taken three times a day after meals. Do not chew or
crush the tablets; swallow them whole with a full glass of water. You may
stop taking this drug when pain and discomfort completely disappear. Follow
the directions on your prescription label, ask your doctor or pharmacist If
you have any questions. Take phenazopyridine exactly as directed. Do not
take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your health
care provider.
O Special
precautions:
o Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you have
allergy to phenazopyridine or any other medications.
o Inform your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription
medications you are taking, including vitamins.
o inform your doctor if you are breast-feeding kidney disease or
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency (an inherited blood
disease).
o Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are
breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking phenazopyridine, call
your doctor.
Phenazopyridine can interfere with laboratory
tests, including urine tests for glucose (sugar) and ketones. If you have
diabetes, you should use Clinitest rather than Tes-Tape or Clinistix to test
your urine for sugar. Urine tests for ketones (Acetest and Ketostix) may
give false results. Before you have any tests, tell the laboratory personnel
and doctor that you take this medication.
Phenazopyridine stains clothing and contact lenses. Avoid wearing contact
lenses while taking this medicine.
O
Possible Adverse
Effects:
Though adverse effects of phenazopyridine are
not common, they could occur. Your urine may turn a red-orange or brown;
this effect is harmless. Inform your doctor if any of the following symptoms
are severe or do not go away:
o headache
o dizziness
o upset stomach
If you have any of the following symptoms, call your doctor without delay:
o yellowing of the skin or eyes, jaundice
o fever
o confusion
o skin discoloration (blue to bluish-purple)
o shortness of breath
o skin rash
o sudden decrease in the amount of urine
o swelling of the face, fingers, feet, or legs
O Brand Name(s):
o Azo-Dine®
o Azo-Gesic®
o Azo-Natural®
o Azo-Standard®
o Baridium®
o Prodium®
o Pyridium®
o Re-Azo®
o UTI Relief®
O Other Name(s):
o Pyridium® Plus containing Phenazopyridine
Hydrochloride, Butabarbital, and Hyoscyamine Hydrobromide
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