hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, and phenyl salicylate (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- What is hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, and phenyl salicylate (Darcalma, Darpaz, Hyophen, Phosphasal, Prosed/DS, Urelle, Uribel, Uro Blue, Urogesic Blue (obsolete), Ustell, Uta, UTICAP, Utira, Utrona-C)?
- What are the possible side effects of hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, and phenyl salicylate?
- What is the most important information I should know about hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, and phenyl salicylate?
- What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, and phenyl salicylate?
- How should I take hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, and phenyl salicylate?
- What happens if I miss a dose?
- What happens if I overdose?
- What should I avoid while taking hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, and phenyl salicylate?
- What other drugs will affect hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, and phenyl salicylate?
- Where can I get more information?
What happens if I miss a dose?
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next scheduled dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222. Overdose symptoms may include severe dizziness or rapid pulse.
What should I avoid while taking hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, and phenyl salicylate?
Antacids or anti-diarrhea medicine can make it harder for your body to absorb hyoscyamine. Avoid taking an antacid or anti-diarrhea medicine within 1 hour before or after you take hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, and phenyl salicylate. If you also take ketoconazole (Nizoral), wait at least 2 hours after taking it before you take hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, and phenyl salicylate.
What other drugs will affect hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, and phenyl salicylate?
Many drugs can interact with this medicine. Also, hyoscyamine can make it harder for your body to absorb other medications you take by mouth. Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use, especially: - atropine (Atreza, Sal-Tropine), belladonna (Donnatal, and others), benztropine (Cogentin), dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), methscopolamine (Pamine), or scopolamine (Transderm Scop);
- a diuretic (water pill);
- bronchodilators such as ipratropium (Atrovent) or tiotropium (Spiriva);
- glycopyrrolate (Robinul);
- homatropine (Hycodan, Tussigon);
- methantheline
- neostigmine (Prostigmin) or pyridostigmine (Mestinon);
- bladder or urinary medications such as darifenacin (Enablex), flavoxate (Urispas), oxybutynin (Ditropan, Oxytrol), tolterodine (Detrol), or solifenacin (Vesicare); or
- irritable bowel medications such as dicyclomine (Bentyl), hyoscyamine (Hyomax), or propantheline (Pro-Banthine).
- an MAO inhibitor such as furazolidone (Furoxone), isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar), or tranylcypromine (Parnate);
- medicines to treat symptoms of Alzheimer's disease such as donepezil (Aricept), galantamine (Razadyne), memantine (Namenda), rivastigmine (Exelon), or tacrine (Cognex);
- narcotic pain medication such as codeine (Tylenol #3, Cheratuss, Guaiatuss), fentanyl (Actiq, Duragesic), hydrocodone (Lortab, Vicodin, Vicoprofen), hydromorphone (Dilaudid), methadone (Dolophine, Methadose), morphine (Avinza, Kadian, MS Contin, Oramorph), oxycodone (OxyContin, Endocet, Percocet), propoxyphene (Darvocet, Propacet), and others;
- sodium bicarbonate, potassium citrate (K-Lyte, Urocit-K), sodium citrate and citric acid (Bicitra, Oracit), or sodium citrate and potassium (Citrolith, Polycitra);
- sulfa drugs (Bactrim, Septra, Sulfatrim, SMX-TMP, and others); or
- ulcer or irritable bowel medications such as dicyclomine (Bentyl), glycopyrrolate (Robinul), hyoscyamine (Hyomax), mepenzolate (Cantil), or propantheline (Pro Banthine).
There may be other drugs that can interact with hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, and phenyl salicylate. Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start using a new medication without telling your doctor.
Where can I get more information?
Your pharmacist can provide more information about hyoscyamine, methenamine, methylene blue, and phenyl salicylate.
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