Pyridium (Phenazopyridine): Analgesic Action for Urinary Tract Discomfort – Evidence-Based Clinical Review

1. Introduction: What is Pyridium? Its Role in Modern Urology Look, I’ve been prescribing this stuff for almost twenty years now, and I still get questions about it. Pyridium—generic name phenazopyridine hydrochloride—isn’t an antibiotic, and it doesn’t treat the underlying infection. What it does do, and does remarkably well, is knock down that burning, urgency, frequency sensation that makes UTIs so miserable. It’s a urinary tract analgesic. Azo dye compound, actually.