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Methemoglobinemia and Hemolytic Anemia After Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride (Pyridium) Administration in End-Stage Renal Disease
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1989
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Phenazopyridine HydrochloridePharmacotherapyAplastic AnemiaHemolytic AnemiaMedicinal ChemistryUrinary TractHematologyPain ManagementChronic Kidney DiseaseAnesthetic PharmacologyHealth SciencesKidney FailurePharmacologyEnd-stage Renal DiseaseAnaesthetic AgentUrologyRenal InsufficiencyClinical PharmacologyAnesthesiaMedicineNephrologyDrug Discovery
Phenazopyridine is a commonly used urinary tract analgesic. As illustrated by the case we have reported, its use may be complicated by the development of methemoglobinemia and hemolytic anemia, especially in patients with renal insufficiency.