Phenazopyridine (Pyridium); Local Urinary Anesthetic; Tab: 100, 150, 200 mg; >6yrs: 12 mg/kg/day PO tid (max 200 mg/dose) for 2 days only.
Causes red-orange urine color which can stain clothing. This drug has topical analgesic effect on urinary tract
mucosa for relief of
symptoms of a UTI.
It is NOT an
antibiotic and does NOT cure an
infection.