HELP-need RX help!
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HELP-need RX help!
| Wed, 10-22-2008 - 11:40am |
ok- so i have a BAD UTI---- very painful- i have a rx from earlier this year (before TTC) that i didnt finish ****PHENAZOPYRIDINE (aka pyridium)****** is this safe to take while TTC?!??! it is going to take 2 days to get in to my dr.'s office and she isnt the most helpful at ttc info-
please any RN's or pharmasists!?! lol.... im begging!!! i'll give you all my baby dust for an answer!!!(now im bribing!!!)
thank you in advance!!!!
i just googled it it says its a class b- is there a safer option?!?!?!



I have taken this medicine a lot. I have asked before if it was okay for pregnancy and was told it was by both my doctor and my pharmacist. I found this on the internet:
Pregnancy Category B: Reproduction studies have been performed in rats at doses up to 50 mg/kg/day and have revealed no evidence of impaired fertility or harm to the fetus due to Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride. There are however, no adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women. Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, this drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.
I actually have some now, that I have had to take off and on, and they are 200 mg tablets and I can take them three times a day.
If you are worried, I would call your pharmacy or doctor, but usually anything in Class B is considered safe. HTH!
THANKS FOR THE HELP- :-)
i called down to the advise nurse at my dr's office..(i like her better than my dr....) and she actually got the dr to send me a rx to the pharmacy without me coming in!!! yay!!! she told me to ask the pharmacist which class the new rx was in (b or c) because there are 3 they can chose from :-)YAY!!! (the nurse asked if i was pregnant- i said "i hope so- but i only ovulated 2 days ago- so its not implanted yet..." she hesitated and was like..."ok...." lol it made me laugh...)
have a great day!good luck and baby dust!!
=^_^=Sara Jade
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