| Chemical Properties | Phenazopyridine is a red crystalline compound. Slightly soluble in water. |
| Originator | Phenazopyridine ,AroKor Holdings Inc. |
| Uses | An azo dye used in treatment of urinary tract infections. 3-(Phenylazo)-2,6-pyridinediamine is used as an analgesic (urinary tract). |
| Uses | An azo dye used in treatment of urinary tract infections. Used as an analgesic (urinary tract). |
| Definition | ChEBI: A diaminopyridine that is 2,6-diaminopyridine substituted at position 3 by a phenylazo group. A local anesthetic that has topical analgesic effect on mucosa lining of the urinary tract. Its use is limited by problems with toxicity (primarily blood disorder) and potential carcinogenicity. |
| Manufacturing Process | Phenyldiazene chloride reacted with 2,6-diaminopyridine and in the result 2,6diamino-3-(phenylazo)pyridine was obtained. In practice it is usually used as monohydrochloride. |
| Brand name | Pyridium (Parke-Davis);Azo gantrisin;Azodine;Phenazo;Pyridiate;Pyronium;Sedural. |
| Therapeutic Function | Urinary analgesic, Antiseptic, Diagnostic aid |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | Phenazopyridine, an azo dye, was introduced in the 1950s as aurinary antiseptic. It was withdrawn in Greece in 1984 on grounds that it has acarcinogenic potential but it remains available in other countries, most frequentlyas a constituent of combination products. |
| Safety Profile | Moderately toxic by intraperitoneal route. Questionable carcinogen with experimental neoplastigenic data. Used as a local anesthetic. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx. |
| Shipping | UN2811 Toxic solids, organic, n.o.s., Hazard Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials, Technical Name Required. UN3249 Medicine, solid, toxic, n.o.s., Hazard Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials. |
| Incompatibilities | Incompatible with oxidizers (chlorates, nitrates, peroxides, permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, etc.); contact may cause fires or explosions. Keep away from alkaline materials, strong bases, strong acids, oxoacids, epoxides. |