Substances Which May Discolor Urine |
|
Dark / Brown |
|
Cascara |
Chloroquine |
ferrous salts/ iron dextran |
Levodopa |
methocarbamol |
methyldopa |
metronidazole |
nitrates |
nitrofurantoin |
quinine |
Senna |
sulfonamides |
Yellow-brown |
|
Bismuth |
Chloroquine |
Cascara |
Metronidazole |
Nitrofurantoin |
Primaquine |
Senna |
Sulfonamides |
Blue or blue green |
|
amitriptyline |
methylene blue |
triamterene |
Methocarbamol |
Orange/yellow |
|
Chlorzoxazone |
Dihydroergotamine |
heparin |
phenazopyridine |
rifampin |
sulfasalazine |
warfarin |
|
Red / Pink |
|
daunorubicin or doxorubicin |
heparin |
ibuprofen |
methyldopa |
phenothiazines |
phenytoin |
phenylbutazone |
rifampin |
Salicylates |
senna |
References: GlobalRph