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Urinary Tract Drug Classifications Guide

This document discusses several classes of drugs used to treat conditions affecting the urinary tract and bladder. It outlines the drug class, indications for use, mechanisms of action, common adverse effects, contraindications, and examples of drugs. Some of the drug classes mentioned include urinary tract anti-infectives like norfloxacin, urinary tract antispasmodics like oxybutynin, urinary tract analgesics like phenazopyridine, bladder protectants like heparin, and drugs for benign prostatic hyperplasia like doxazosin. Each drug works through different mechanisms to treat infections, spasms, pain or enlargement of the prostate, while also carrying risks of side effects if

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Urinary Tract Drug Classifications Guide

This document discusses several classes of drugs used to treat conditions affecting the urinary tract and bladder. It outlines the drug class, indications for use, mechanisms of action, common adverse effects, contraindications, and examples of drugs. Some of the drug classes mentioned include urinary tract anti-infectives like norfloxacin, urinary tract antispasmodics like oxybutynin, urinary tract analgesics like phenazopyridine, bladder protectants like heparin, and drugs for benign prostatic hyperplasia like doxazosin. Each drug works through different mechanisms to treat infections, spasms, pain or enlargement of the prostate, while also carrying risks of side effects if

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  • Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and Bladder: Provides a detailed table of drugs affecting the urinary tract and bladder, including classifications, indications, actions, adverse effects, contraindications, and drug interactions.
  • Continuation of Drug Table: Appears to be a continuation or the ending of the table from page 1, containing minimal additional content.

DRUGS AFFECTING THE URINARY TRACT AND BLADDER

CLASSIFICATION DRUG -
INDICATIONS ACTIONS ADVERSE EFFECTS CONTRAINDICATIONS
/ DRUG DRUG
--Chronic UTI --Act specifically within Nausea, vomiting, Renal dysfunction varies
Urinary Tract -- therapy in acute the urinary tract to anorexia, bladder Pregnancy and lactation
Anti-Infectives cystitis and destroy bacteria irritation, and dysuria
norfloxacin pyelonephritis --Act either through Pruritus, urticaria,
(Noroxin --Prophylaxis with direct antibiotic effect headache, dizziness,
urinary tract anatomical or through acidification nervousness, and
abnormalities and confusion
residual urine disorders
Bladder spasm and --Block the spasms of Related to blocking of Pyloric or duodenal Phenothiazi
Urinary Tract dysuria urinary tract muscles the parasympathetic obstruct nes
Antispasmodics --Block system Recent surgery Haloperidol
oxybutynin parasympathetic Obstructive UT
(Ditropan, activity problems
Oxytrol) --Relax the detrusor Glaucoma, myasthenia
and other urinary tract gravis, and acute
muscles hemorrhage
Cautions:
Renal or hepatic
dysfunction
irritation from infection, When phenazopyridine GI upset, Allergy and renal Antibacteria
trauma, or surgery is excreted in urine, it headache, dysfunction l agents
URINARY TRACT
exerts a direct topical rash
ANALGESIA
analgesic effect Relief reddish-orange coloring Cautions
phenazopyridine
of symptoms related to of the urine Pregnancy and lactation
(Pyridium)
urinary tract on the Renal or hepatic
urinary mucosa toxicity
Interstitial cystitis Heparin-like compound Bleeding that may Conditions that involve Anticoagula
that has anticoagulant progress to a risk of bleeding ntsaspirin,
BLADDER
and fibrinolytic effects hemorrhage Heparin-induced and NSAIDs
PROTECTANT
Headache, alopecia, thrombocytopeniA
and GI disturbances
Treats benign prostatic Vary according to drug Headache, fatigue, Allergy Theophyllin
DRUGS FOR hypertrophy dizziness, postural e
BENIGN dizziness, lethargy, Cautions
PROSTATIC tachycardia, Hepatic or renal
HYPERPLASIA hypotension, and GI dysfunction
(BPH) upset
doxazosin Decreased libido,
(Cardura) impotence, and sexual
dysfunction

DRUGS AFFECTING THE URINARY TRACT AND BLADDER CLASSIFICATION / DRUG INDICATIONS ACTIONS ADVERSE EFFECTS CONTRAINDICATIONS DR
dysfunction

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