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Medicines to avoid if you have benign prostatic hyperplasia

Some medicines can make urination difficult.

  • Avoid nonprescription antihistamines, decongestants, nasal sprays, and allergy pills.
  • Avoid prescription medicines such as antidepressants, water pills (diuretics), and pain medicines (narcotics).
  • Check with your doctor or pharmacist about the side effects of any tranquilizers and antidepressants you take. 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.
Author Monica Rhodes
Editor Kathleen M. Ariss, MS
Associate Editor Pat Truman
Primary Medical Reviewer E. Gregory Thompson, MD
- Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS
- Urology/Oncology
Last Updated March 31, 2006

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Last Updated: March 31, 2006
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