Hiprex 1g tablets contain methenamine hippurate, a non-antibiotic urinary antiseptic used to help prevent recurrent UTIs and recurrent cystitis. It is commonly used as maintenance treatment after an acute UTI has been treated.

Recurrent UTI is often defined as 2 or more UTIs in 6 months, or 3 or more UTIs in 12 months. Start a private online consultation with My Private Pharmacist to check whether Hiprex may be suitable for you.

If you currently have UTI symptoms, our clinical team can assess whether you need treatment for an active infection first, including nitrofurantoin where suitable, before considering Hiprex for longer-term prevention.

Hiprex 1g tablets contain methenamine hippurate, a non-antibiotic urinary antiseptic used to help prevent recurrent UTIs and recurrent cystitis.

Start an online consultation to check whether Hiprex is suitable for you. If you have UTI symptoms now, our clinical team can assess whether you need acute UTI treatment first.

Hiprex (Methenamine Hippurate) 1g Tablet for UTI

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Hiprex (methenamine hippurate) is a medicine with a proven effectiveness for treatment and prevention of recurrent lower urinary tract (bladder) infections including embedded UTIs. The infection can cause inflammation of the bladder known as Cystitis. 

Cystitis is more common in women because the tube that carries urine from bladder out of the body (urethra) is much shorter than men's. Due to the symptoms including the need to pass water (pee) more frequently and with urgency, cystitis is also commonly referred to as 'Water Infection'.

In some countries Hiprex might also be known under the brand name Hyprex although this is just a variation of the name for those markets. In the UK the licensed brand of Methenamine Hippurate is known as Hiprex. 

Hiprex 1g tablets contain methenamine hippurate, a non-antibiotic urinary antiseptic used to help prevent recurrent urinary tract infections, including recurrent cystitis. It is commonly used as maintenance treatment after an acute UTI has been treated, helping reduce the risk of further infections in suitable patients.

Start a private online consultation with My Private Pharmacist to check whether Hiprex is appropriate for you. If you currently have UTI symptoms, our clinical team can assess whether you may need acute UTI treatment, such as nitrofurantoin, before considering Hiprex for longer-term prevention.

Hiprex can be used as part of UTI treatment and prevention, but if you have symptoms of an active UTI, you should start with our UTI consultation rather than ordering Hiprex alone.

Our clinical team will check whether your symptoms suggest an uncomplicated lower UTI, where an antibiotic such as nitrofurantoin may be more appropriate, or whether Hiprex may be suitable for longer-term prevention after the active infection has been treated. This helps make sure you receive the right treatment at the right stage.

Do not use Hiprex alone for severe, worsening, or complicated symptoms. Please seek urgent medical advice if you have fever, chills, back or loin pain, blood in the urine, vomiting, severe pain, pregnancy, catheter-related symptoms, symptoms in a man, difficulty passing urine, or you feel very unwell.

You can use a private online consultation service at My Private Pharmacist, but Hiprex still requires clinical review and prescribing approval by our prescriber. 

This means you do not necessarily need a face-to-face GP appointment for every request, but you do need to provide accurate medical information to our consultation so we can decide whether Hiprex is suitable for you.

Hiprex works in the urine. Methenamine hippurate breaks down in acidic urine to release an antibacterial substance that helps reduce bacteria in the urinary tract. This can help prevent recurrent cystitis or UTIs from returning when Hiprex is taken regularly as prescribed.

Hiprex is NOT an ANTIBIOTIC hence it does not have the risks and side effects associated with antibiotics. 

Hiprex is usually used as a preventative treatment rather than as instant relief for acute UTI symptoms. Some people may notice fewer UTI episodes over time when taking it regularly, but it should be reviewed by a healthcare professional to check whether it is helping and remains suitable.

Yes. Hiprex is a brand name for methenamine hippurate 1g tablets. Some people search for Hiprex, methenamine hippurate, methenamine tablets, or UTI prevention tablets, but the active ingredient in Hiprex is methenamine hippurate.

Is Hiprex the same as methenamine hippurate?

Yes. You can start an online consultation for Hiprex 1g tablets through My Private Pharmacist. Hiprex contains methenamine hippurate and is a prescription-only medicine in the UK. If suitable, our prescribing and pharmacy team can approve supply and arrange discreet UK delivery to you.

Hiprex may be suitable for some adults with recurrent UTIs or recurrent cystitis, particularly where a non-antibiotic preventative option is appropriate. 

Suitability depends on your symptoms, medical history, kidney and liver health, pregnancy status, current medicines, and whether you have signs of an active or complicated infection.

Men may sometimes be prescribed Hiprex for recurrent UTIs, but male recurrent UTI symptoms need a more careful clinical assessment. You can start an online consultation with My Private Pharmacist, and our clinical team will review whether Hiprex may be suitable or whether you should first see your GP or a urology specialist.

Hiprex may not be suitable if you have fever, chills, back or loin pain, blood in the urine, severe pain, vomiting, difficulty passing urine, suspected prostatitis, catheter-related symptoms, kidney infection, severe kidney or liver problems, gout, metabolic acidosis, severe dehydration, or if you take sulphonamide antibiotics or urine-alkalising UTI sachets.

If your symptoms suggest an acute or complicated UTI, we may not be able to supply Hiprex online and will advise you to seek appropriate medical care.

Yes, Hiprex can be taken together with antibiotics and it may even have a synergistic benefit. It means Hiprex and the antibiotics will work with different mechanisms to fight and eliminate cystitis infection.   

Hiprex must not be taken whilst you are on a course of Co-Trimoxazole (antibiotics containing combination of Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole). This is because Hiprex and Sulfamethoxazole do not go well together and they may increase the risk of crystals in urine and bladder. 

Taking Hiprex with Trimethoprim is fine as they do not interact with each other.  

Once a course of Co-trimoxazole finished, you can re-start using Hiprex 24-48 hours after the last dose of Co-trimoxazole.  

Hiprex can be used longer term when clinically appropriate and under medical supervision. Treatment should be reviewed periodically to check whether it is working, whether you are experiencing side effects, and whether it remains the best option for preventing recurrent UTIs.

The usual adult dose is one Hiprex 1g tablet twice daily, unless your doctor or prescriber has given different instructions. 

Always follow the directions on your prescription label. Do not change the dose or stop treatment without speaking to your doctor, pharmacist, or prescriber.

Possible side effects associated with Hiprex use include:

• Rashes • Itching • Stomach irritation • Nausea • Vomiting

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