Which Medication Causes UTI?

Posted on Thu, 27 Aug 2015

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Thu, 27 Aug 2015 Answered on

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 Last reviewed on

Question : What medcations can cause UTI?

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (56 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
A large number of drugs by causing Urinary retention.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome To HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern.
No drug is directly implicated for causing Urinary Tract infection (UTI).
However there are large number of drugs that cause Urinary retention resulting in UTI.
The prominent ones are Anti histaminics, Tricyclic antidepressants, Alpha adrenergic agents, anti Parkinson's medicines and a lot many.
If you want to know about any particular medicine please mention I would enlighten the facts.
If you have any further query, please ask me.
Stay Healthy.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar