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|Articles|January 28, 2022
Daily OTC Pearl: Cystex for Urinary Tract Infection
Author(s)Saro Arakelians, PharmD
Cystex provides prophylaxis for urinary tract infections.
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OTC/Lifestyle Pearl of the Day: Cystex
Indication: Cystex is used for urinary tract infection (UTI) prophylaxis.
Insight:
- Dosage: 162 mg/162.5 mg/32 mg
- Dosing: 2 tablets PO q12hr
- Administer with meals and at bedtime.
- Use only after eradication of UTI by other appropriate antibiotic.
- Ingredients:
- Methenamine: Indicated for prophylaxis/suppression for chronic recurring UTIs when long-term therapy is required.
- Sodium salicylate: Analgesic.
- Benzoic acid: Elicits weak antifungal and antibacterial properties; also helps acidify urine.
- Adverse events: Dysuria, gastric upset, nausea, and rash.
- Warning: Methenamine is excreted in human milk; caution advised, risk to infant cannot be ruled out.
- Mechanism of action:
- Methenamine: Hydrolyzed in acidic urine to ammonia and formaldehyde, which are bactericidal agents. Does not convert to formaldehyde in serum.
- Sodium salicylate: Analgesic
- Benzoic acid: Elicits weak antifungal and antibacterial properties; also helps acidify urine.
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