Name
PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE SODIUM
Mode of Action
PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE SODIUM IS A SEMI-SYNTHETICALLY PRODUCED HEPARIN-LIKE MACRO MOLECULAR CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE, WHICH CHEMICALLY AND STRUCTURALLY RESEMBLES GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS. IT IS INDICATED FOR THE RELIEF OF BLADDER PAIN OR DISCOMFORT ASSOCIATED WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS. IT IS A WEAK ANTICOAGULANT ALSO. PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE SODIUM IS A LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN-LIKE COMPOUND. IT HAS ANTICOAGULANT AND FIBRINOLYTIC EFFECTS. THE MECHANISM OF ACTION OF PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE SODIUM IN INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS IS NOT KNOWN.
Dosage
300 MG/DAY TAKEN AS ONE 100 MG CAPSULE ORALLY THREE TIMES DAILY. THE CAPSULES SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH WATER AT LEAST 1 HOUR BEFORE MEALS OR 2 HOURS AFTER MEALS. PATIENTS SHOULD BE REASSESSED AFTER 3 MTHS. IF IMPROVEMENT HAS NOT OCCURRED AND IF LIMITING ADVERSE EVENTS ARE NOT PRESENT, IT MAY BE CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 3 MONTHS.
Drug Group
[MISC GENITO-URINARY TRACT]
Cross Reaction
COUMARIN ANTICOAGULANTS, HEPARIN. T-PA, STREPTOKINASE, HIGH DOSE ASPIRIN, OR NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS SHOULD BE EVALUATED FOR HEMORRHAGE
Drug Interaction
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Special Precaution
Drug Safety
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