PHENAZOPYRIDINE
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation.
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Name: PHENAZOPYRIDINE
Class: Urinary Tract Agent (Analgesic)
Risk Factor: BM
Fetal Risk Summary
No reports linking the use of phenazopyridine with congenital defects have been located. The Collaborative Perinatal Project monitored 50,282 mother-child pairs, 219 of which had 1st trimester exposure to phenazopyridine (1, pp. 299–308). For use anytime during pregnancy, 1,109 exposures were recorded (1, p. 435). In neither group was evidence found to suggest a relationship to large categories of major or minor malformations or to individual defects.
In a surveillance study of Michigan Medicaid recipients involving 229,101 completed pregnancies conducted between 1985 and 1992, 496 newborns had been exposed to phenazopyridine during the 1st trimester (F. Rosa, personal communication, FDA, 1993). A total of 27 (5.4%) major birth defects were observed (21 expected), including (observed/expected) 7/5 cardiovascular defects and 1/1 oral cleft. No anomalies were observed in four other defect categories (spina bifida, polydactyly, limb reduction defects, and hypospadias) for which specific data were available. These data do not support an association between the drug and congenital defects.
Breast Feeding Summary
No data are available.
References
- Heinonen OP, Slone D, Shapiro S. Birth Defects and Drugs in Pregnancy. Littleton, MA: Publishing Sciences Group, 1977.
Q&A about Phenazopyridine
is phenazopyridine pills the only 2 clear a blatter infextion?
Couldn't I jus take cramberry juice
Couldn't I jus take cramberry juice
Pyridine is not a cure, it is to relieve the pain of bladder infections. Cranberry juice is only affective in curing about 20% percent of bladder infections, and you must take an antibiotic with the pyridine pills to actually get rid of the infection.
Does Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride (Uristat/Azo Standard) make you hungry?
I have IC, so I need to one of these products whenever the pain gets really bad, but I noticed that I'll get really hungry when I'm taking it. Does anyone else have this happen to them?
I have IC, so I need to one of these products whenever the pain gets really bad, but I noticed that I'll get really hungry when I'm taking it. Does anyone else have this happen to them?
No, Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride doesn't make you hungry as it is the agent the actually numbs the pain but has no affect on the stomach or hunger sensors in your brain
what are the side effects of phenazopyridine?
what effect does alcohol have on phenazopyridine
what effect does alcohol have on phenazopyridine
This medication may cause stomach upset, headache, or dizziness. If any of these effects persist or worsen, inform your doctor. This medication causes urine to turn orange-red in color. This is not harmful. The color change will disappear when the medication is stopped. Notify your doctor if you experience: weakness. In the unlikely event you have an allergic reaction to this drug, seek immediate medical attention. Symptoms of an allergic reaction include: rash, itching, swelling, dizziness, trouble breathing. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
alcool will cause cause drowsiness or dizziness
alcool will cause cause drowsiness or dizziness
Health Professionals......Please answer. I am taking Levaquin and Phenazopyridine?
I have been diagnosed with UTI and Pyelonephritis (kidney infection) this past Saturday.
Is it safe for me to use a hair relaxer while taking this medication? I just want to make sure that I don't cause myself any unnecessary problems. Thanks for your help.
I have been diagnosed with UTI and Pyelonephritis (kidney infection) this past Saturday.
Is it safe for me to use a hair relaxer while taking this medication? I just want to make sure that I don't cause myself any unnecessary problems. Thanks for your help.
Call a pharmacy, and make sure you're talking to the pharmacist. You ask him/her that question, and you'll get the correct answer. Pharmacists are so smart. I have a feeling he'll say "no problem!" Just call to be safe. :)
Where does Phenazopyridine come from?
Hi there! It seems to be a synthetic drug from what I can see. Most drugs are this way, synthetic means it comes from a lab and is not found in nature. Something can be a naturally occurring molecule but be produced synthetically. In this case, I believe it to be totally synthetic, meaning it was created in a lab and would not exist naturally.
Hope this helps,
m
Hope this helps,
m
Contact Lenses and phenazopyridine?
I have a possible UTI pain w/urination, back pain(test a dr's office was negative but they sent urine out for cultures) and have presciption for antibotic and phenazopyridine. The dr nor pharmacists mentioned i should not be wearing soft conacts while wearing i just noticed it on the long pamphlet they give you for directions on how to take medication. Problem i have to wear glasses or contacs and my current glasses are very old and i can barely see out of them. I wear contacts everyday and i have astigmatism. If i wear my contacts for a few hours tomorrow at least to drive to work pick up my laptop so i can work from home will they stain? If they stain will i still be able to see through them? Has anyone worn their contacts while taking this medicine what happened? I already took one pill and have my contacts in still. Have plenty of backup conact lenses im prepared to throw the one i have on now and any i wear tomorrow away.
I have a possible UTI pain w/urination, back pain(test a dr's office was negative but they sent urine out for cultures) and have presciption for antibotic and phenazopyridine. The dr nor pharmacists mentioned i should not be wearing soft conacts while wearing i just noticed it on the long pamphlet they give you for directions on how to take medication. Problem i have to wear glasses or contacs and my current glasses are very old and i can barely see out of them. I wear contacts everyday and i have astigmatism. If i wear my contacts for a few hours tomorrow at least to drive to work pick up my laptop so i can work from home will they stain? If they stain will i still be able to see through them? Has anyone worn their contacts while taking this medicine what happened? I already took one pill and have my contacts in still. Have plenty of backup conact lenses im prepared to throw the one i have on now and any i wear tomorrow away.
Swan,
As you know, I am NOT a doctor, so please don't take this as medical advice. However, since you just started using it, I cannot see the harm in one day's use (or a couple of hours) of your contacts with this prescription.
I went onto a website called www.drugs.com and it said: "It is best not to wear soft contact lenses while being treated with this medicine. Phenazopyridine may cause discoloration or staining of contact lenses. It may not be possible to remove the stain. " So try it for one day and pop them in and out as needed.
Hope everything works out for you.
As you know, I am NOT a doctor, so please don't take this as medical advice. However, since you just started using it, I cannot see the harm in one day's use (or a couple of hours) of your contacts with this prescription.
I went onto a website called www.drugs.com and it said: "It is best not to wear soft contact lenses while being treated with this medicine. Phenazopyridine may cause discoloration or staining of contact lenses. It may not be possible to remove the stain. " So try it for one day and pop them in and out as needed.
Hope everything works out for you.
should you take Phenazopyridine when your pregnant?
same as before when you asked under brand name.---
Reproduction studies have been performed in rats at doses up to 50 mg/kg/day and have revealed no evidence of impaired fertility or harm to the fetus due to Pyridium (Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride). There are however, no adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women. Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, this drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/phenaz...
Reproduction studies have been performed in rats at doses up to 50 mg/kg/day and have revealed no evidence of impaired fertility or harm to the fetus due to Pyridium (Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride). There are however, no adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women. Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, this drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/phenaz...
Can taking Uristat mess up a home pregnancy test?
Does anyone know if Uristat (AKA phenazopyridine, it turns the urine bright orange) can mess up the results of a home pregnancy test?
Does anyone know if Uristat (AKA phenazopyridine, it turns the urine bright orange) can mess up the results of a home pregnancy test?
It turns your pee orange....