this is a list of some drugs that cause  URINARY RETENTION

DON’T STOP MEDICINES BASED ON THIS LIST CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR FIRST!

MEN SOMETIMES CAN’T URINATE WELL BASED ON ENLARGED PROSTATE OR BPH, OR DIABETES OR PROSTATE CANCER

CONSTIPATION AND MEDICINE CAN CAUSE RETENTION IN BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.  NEUROLOGIC( NERVE) PROBLEMS CAN CAUSE MEN OR WOMEN NOT TO URINATE WELL

A SIMPLE ULTRASOUND TEST CAN DETERMINE WHATS LEFT OR RETAINED IN BLADDER AFTER URINATING (VOID)

THESE MEDICINES CAN HURT URINARY FLOW AND CAUSE INCOMPLETE OR POOR EMPTYING OF THE URINARY BLADDER

• Alvimopan
• Dihydrocodeine
• Fesoterodine
• Fluprednisolone
• Glycopyrrolate
• Mepivacaine
• Nalmefene
• Ondansetron
• Oxymorphone
• Piperacillin/Tazobactam
• Remifentanil
• Ropivacaine
• Ziconotide
• Zuclopenthixol