A 26-year-old female client seeks care for a possible infection. Her symptoms include burning on urination and frequent, urgent voiding of small amounts of urine. She’s placed on trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) to treat possible infection.
Another medication is prescribed to decrease the pain and frequency.
Which of the following is the most likely medication prescribed?
a- nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin)
b- ibuprofen (Motrin)
c- acetaminophen with codeine
d- phenazopyridine (Pyridium)
Answer D.
Phenazopyridine may be prescribed in conjunction with an antibiotic for painful bladder infections to promote comfort.
Because of its local anesthetic action on the urinary mucosa, phenazopyridine specifically relieves bladder pain.
Nitrofurantoin is a urinary antiseptic with no analgesic properties.
While ibuprofen and acetaminophen with codeine are analgesics, they don’t exert a direct effect on the urinary mucosa.
Which of the following is the most likely medication prescribed?
a- nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin)
b- ibuprofen (Motrin)
c- acetaminophen with codeine
d- phenazopyridine (Pyridium)
Answer D.
Phenazopyridine may be prescribed in conjunction with an antibiotic for painful bladder infections to promote comfort.
Because of its local anesthetic action on the urinary mucosa, phenazopyridine specifically relieves bladder pain.
Nitrofurantoin is a urinary antiseptic with no analgesic properties.
While ibuprofen and acetaminophen with codeine are analgesics, they don’t exert a direct effect on the urinary mucosa.
