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Health Encyclopedia: Urinary Tract Infection Medications

Medications

Antibiotics are the mainstay treatment for all UTIs. A variety of antibiotics are available and choices depend on many factors, including whether the infection is complicated or uncomplicated or primary or recurrent. Treatment decisions are also based on the type of patient (man or woman, a pregnant or nonpregnant woman, child, hospitalized or nonhospitalized patient, person with diabetes.) Treatment should not necessarily be based on the actual bacteria count. For example, if a woman...

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Urinary Tract Infection: Introduction

...autoimmune diseases such as fibromyalgia and lupus.IC is difficult to diagnose and treat. Pentosan (Elmiron) is the most frequent drug treatment, but doctors prescribe other medications as well... Read more »

Interstitial cystitis (IC)

...individual. As long as the cause is unknown, treatment is based on trial and error until relief is found. Elmiron is the only medication taken by mouth that is specifically approved for the... Read more »

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