Medicines to avoid if you have benign prostatic hyperplasia
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Medicines to avoid if you have benign prostatic hyperplasia
Some medicines can make urination difficult.
- Avoid nonprescription antihistamines, decongestants (including nasal sprays), and allergy pills.
- Avoid prescription medicines such as antidepressants, water pills (diuretics), and pain medicines (narcotics).
- Avoid testosterone, including gels, implants, or injections.
- Check with your doctor or pharmacist about the side effects of the medicines, supplements, or herbs you are taking. If urinary retention is listed as a side effect, ask your doctor whether there are other medicines you can take that do not have this side effect.
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| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology |
| Last Updated | March 24, 2008 |
| Last updated: | March 24, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine, Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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