Methenamine : Before Using - Hiprex, Mandelamine, Urex, Hip-Rex

Methenamine - Systemic

Brand Names

Hiprex, Mandelamine, Urex, Hip-Rex Methenamine *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For methenamine, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to methenamine. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Methenamine has not been studied in either humans or pets. However, individual case reports on the use of methenamine during pregnancy have not shown that this drug causes birth defects or other problems.

Breast-feeding problem

Methenamine passes into the breast milk. However, methenamine has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Although there is no special information comparing use of methenamine in child with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in child than it does in adults.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing use of methenamine in the elderly with use in other age groups.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking methenamine, it is especially important that your health care professional knows if you are taking any of the following:

Sulfamethizole - use of methenamine with this drug may damage your kidneys
Thiazide diuretics - water pills
Urinary alkalizers - drug that makes the urine less acid, such as acetazolamide " Diamox ", calcium- andmagnesium-containing antacids, dichlorphenamide " Daranide ", methazolamide " Neptazane ", potassium or sodium citrate andcitric acid, sodium bicarbonate "baking soda " Use of methenamine with any of these medication may decrease the effectiveness of methenamine

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of methenamine. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Dehydration - severe
Kidney disease - severe Patients with severe kidney disease who take methenamine may have an increase in side effects that effect the kidneys

Liver disease - severe Patients with severe liver disease who take methenamine may have an increase in symptoms of their liver disease