Phenazopyridine relieves urinary tract pain, burning, irritation, and discomfort, as well as urgent and frequent urination caused by urinary tract infections, surgery, injury, or examination procedures.
Phenazopyridine is used to relieve the pain, burning, and discomfort caused by infection or irritation of the urinary tract. It is not an antibiotic and will not cure the infection itself. In the U.S., phenazopyridine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Does phenazopyridine (Pyridium) get rid of a urinary tract infection (UTI)? No, phenazopyridine (Pyridium) will not treat your infection. Most people need antibiotics to treat UTIs. Phenazopyridine (Pyridium) will only treat the uncomfortable symptoms caused by the infection.
Learn more about phenazopyridine here:
