Analgesic, Urinary
Oral urinary tract analgesic. It is used for the symptomatic relief of pain, burning, urgency, frequency, and other discomforts resulting from irritation of the lower urinary tract mucosa, including symptomatic relief of urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms.

An azo dye which exerts local anesthetic or analgesic action on urinary tract mucosa through an unknown mechanism.

Metabolism:Rapidly reduced.
Excretion:Renal: Up to 90% is excreted.

Hypersensitivity to phenazopyridine or any component of the formulation; renal insufficiency.

B
Phenazopyridine crosses the placenta and can be detected in amniotic fluid .

Phenazopyridine and its metabolites (i.e., aniline) may have the potential to produce methemoglobinemia.

Adverse reactions reported with use of phenazopyridine include headache, rash (unspecified), pruritus, anaphylactoid reactions, and gastrointestinal disturbances.

1.Dysuria, symptomatic relief: 200 mg 3 times daily.

CrCl <50 mL/minute: Avoid use. Cases of acute kidney injury, hemolytic anemia, and methemoglobinemia have been reported.