A 25-year-old female patient 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 to treat the possible infection. Another medication is prescribed to decrease the pain and frequency. Which of the following medications is the most likely prescribed?
A) Nitrofurantoin
B) Ibuprofen
C) Acetaminophen with codeine
D) Phenazopyridine
Ans: D
Feedback: Phenazopyridine may be prescribed in conjunction with an antibiotic for painful bladder infections to promote comfort. Because of its local anesthetic action on urinary mucosa, phenazopyridine is specifically used for the relief of 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.
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