METHENAMINE HIPPURATE (Methenamine Hippurate) Nursing Considerations

What is the generic name?

METHENAMINE HIPPURATE

What is the Trade Name for METHENAMINE HIPPURATE?

Methenamine Hippurate

What are the Indications for METHENAMINE HIPPURATE?

• INDICATIONS Methenamine hippurate tablets USP are indicated for prophylactic or suppressive treatment of frequently recurring urinary tract infections when long-term therapy is considered necessary. This drug should only be used after eradication of the infection by other appropriate antimicrobial agents. To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of methenamine hippurate and other antibacterial drugs, methenamine hippurate should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy.

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