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Common medications can contribute to lower urinary tract symptoms in men
Date:10/11/2011

PASADENA, Calif. Use of selected prescription medications, including antidepressants, antihistamines, bronchodilators, anticholinergics, sympathomimetics, and diuretics contribute to 10 percent of lower urinary tract symptoms among men according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

This study demonstrates an association between the use of these selected prescription drugs and LUTS among men enrolled in the California Men's Health Study, a multiethnic cohort of men ages 46 to 69 who are members of the northern and southern California regions of Kaiser Permanente, the largest managed care organization in the state of California. The study examined information from 63,579 ethnically diverse men between 2002 and 2003, and characterized the severity of LUTS using the American Urological Association Symptom Index. Common LUTS include urinary frequency, weak stream, post-void dribbling, and hesitancy in initiating the stream.

In this study cohort, 14,215 men had benign prostatic hyperplasia, commonly known as enlarged prostate, which is considered the predominant cause of LUTS. "It is a common misconception that LUTS are solely due to BPH. LUTS have many contributing factors. Interestingly in this study, men without BPH were more likely to be affected by these common medications having lower urinary tract symptoms," said study lead author Melanie C. Wuerstle, MD, from the Department of Urology at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center.

While previous research has shown that several categories of prescription drugs can worsen LUTS, this study utilized pharmacy and electronic health records to document the magnitude of the association between specific categories of commonly used medications and LUTS.

The six classes of medications studied demonstrated an association with LUTS, a finding which could impact treatment guidelines. "If a man has LUTS, his physician will traditionally pre
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Contact: Sandra Hernandez-Millett
sandra.d.hernandez-millett@kp.org
626-405-5384
Kaiser Permanente
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