Medicines Causing Urine Colour Changes

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Listed below are some medicines that may discolour the urine

  • Senna – red/yellow
  • Dantron-containing preparations e.g. co-danthramer, co-danthrusate – red
  • Cimetidine – green/blue
  • Sulfasalazine – yellow-orange
  • Phenindione – pink/orange
  • Triamterene containing preparations e.g. co-triamterzide, Frusene – blue in some lights
  • Indometacin – green/blue
  • Methocarbamol – black/brown/blue/green
  • Promethazine – green/blue
  • Phenytoin – brown/pink
  • Chlorpromazine – red
  • Amitriptyline – green/blue
  • Levodopa-containing preparations e.g. co-beneldopa, co-careldopa – reddish/darker in colour
  • Entacapone – reddish-brown
  • Tolcapone – more yellow
  • Nefopam – pink
  • Clofazimine – red
  • Nitrofurantoin – yellow/brown
  • Metronidazole – brown
  • Rifabutin – orange-red
  • Rifampicin – orange-red
  • Rifaximin – reddish
  • Mepacrine – yellow
  • Chloroquine – dark brown
  • Deferiprone – reddish-brown
  • Idebenone – reddish-brown
  • B-vitamins – bright yellow
  • Doxorubicin – pink/red (1-2 days after treatment)
  • Daunorubicin – pink/red (1-2 days after treatment)
  • Idarubicin – pink/red (1-2 days after treatment)
  • Mitoxantrone – blue-green (1-2 days after administration)

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