Last update: May 13, 2019

塩酸フェナゾピリジン

Low Risk for breastfeeding


Moderately safe. Probably compatible.
Mild risk possible. Follow up recommended.
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An azo dye with analgesic effects on the urinary tract mucosa.
One of its metabolites is paracetamol.
It may discolour body fluids orange.
Oral administration 3 times a day.

Since the last update we have not found any published data on its excretion in breast milk.

It may cause kidney damage (Singh 2014) and methemoglobinemia (Banimahd 2016, Gold 2003).

There are few studies on its pharmacokinetics and it has limited efficacy.

Until there is more published data on this drug in relation to breastfeeding, safer known alternatives may be preferable, especially during the neonatal period and in cases of prematurity or glucose-6PD deficiency.

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Other names

塩酸フェナゾピリジン is Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride in Japanese.

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Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Oral Bioavail. 100 %
Molecular weight 250 daltons
pKa 5,1 -
Tmax 2.48 ± 0.50 hours
T1/2 9.41 ± 2.04 hours

References

  1. Banimahd F, Loo T, Amin M, Ahadiat OR, Chakravarthy B, Lotfipour S. A Rare but Important Clinical Presentation of Induced Methemoglobinemia. West J Emerg Med. 2016 Abstract
  2. Singh M, Shailesh F, Tiwari U, Sharma SG, Malik B. Phenazopyridine associated acute interstitial nephritis and review of literature. Ren Fail. 2014 Abstract
  3. Li KJ, Chen QH, Zhang Z, Zhou P, Li P, Liu J, Zhu J. Determination of phenazopyridine in human plasma by GC-MS and its pharmacokinetics. J Chromatogr Sci. 2008 Abstract Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  4. Gold NA, Bithoney WG. Methemoglobinemia due to ingestion of at most three pills of pyridium in a 2-year-old: case report and review. J Emerg Med. 2003 Abstract

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