Urinary Health: Medications

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  • Nitrofurantoin (oral)

    12/10/07, Healthwise

    Avoid using antacids without your doctor's advice. Use only the specific type of antacid your doctor recommends. Antacids contain different medicines and some types can make it harder for your body to absorb nitrofurantoin.

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  • Pentosan polysulfate sodium

    04/11/08, Healthwise

    Before taking pentosan polysulfate sodium, tell your doctor if you have a bleeding or blood clotting disorder, a history of aneurysm or stroke, a stomach ulcer, intestinal polyps, diverticulitis, or liver disease.

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  • Urease inhibitors for kidney stones

    05/30/07, Healthwise

    Urease inhibitors dissolve crystals and struvite kidney stones and prevent the formation of new crystals in the urine.

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  • Nitrofurantoin for urinary tract infections (UTIs)

    06/15/07, Healthwise

    Nitrofurantoin is an antibiotic that kills the bacteria that commonly cause urinary tract infections (UTIs). It comes in capsule or liquid form to take by mouth (orally).

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  • Tolterodine

    11/16/07, Healthwise

    Before taking tolterodine, tell your doctor if you have a personal or family history of "Long QT syndrome."

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  • Sevelamer

    05/02/08, Healthwise

    Before taking sevelamer, tell your doctor if you have trouble swallowing, severe constipation, a digestive disorder of your stomach or intestines, or if you have recently had stomach or intestinal surgery.

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  • Trimethoprim

    03/25/08, Healthwise

    Before using trimethoprim, tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, liver disease, or a folic acid deficiency.

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  • Doxercalciferol

    02/13/04, Healthwise

    Contact your doctor if you experience weakness, headache, nausea and vomiting, dry mouth, constipation, a metallic taste in the mouth, increased thirst and/or urination, or decreased appetite. These can be early signs of too much calcium in the body.

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  • Trospium

    03/17/08, Healthwise

    Avoid using other medicines that make you sleepy (especially cold or allergy medicine, narcotic pain medicine, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, and medicine for seizures or anxiety). They can add to the side effects of trospium. Tell your doctor if y

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  • Fluoroquinolones for urinary tract infections (UTIs)

    06/15/07, Healthwise

    These antibiotics kill the bacteria that commonly cause urinary tract infections (UTIs).

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