What medicine can be taken to dissolve stones?

What medicine should be taken to turn stones away: hot topics and structured guide on the Internet in the past 10 days

Recently, drug selection for stone treatment has become a hot topic on the Internet. Combining the entire Internet search data and medical guidelines in the past 10 days, this article compiled a structured medication guide to help patients scientifically deal with stone problems.

1. Current hot-search list of stone treatment drugs

2. Drug treatment options for different types of stones

3. Core precautions for drug use

1.Diagnosis first: The composition of the stones must be clarified through imaging and urinalysis before medication is administered.

2.dose control: Citrate preparations need to maintain urine pH at 6.5-7.0. Excessive use may induce other stones.

3.combination therapy: Medical treatment needs to be combined with drinking 2.5-3 liters of water per day and controlling diet (such as uric acid stones require a low-purine diet).

4.Regular review: B-ultrasound and urinalysis need to be reviewed every 3 months to evaluate the treatment effect.

4. The latest treatment progress in 2023

5. Key points of expert consensus

1. For stones with a diameter of less than 5 mm, drug removal can be attempted, and for stones with a diameter of > 10 mm, extracorporeal lithotripsy or surgery should be considered.

2. The effectiveness of Paishi Granules, a Chinese patent medicine, is about 68% for stones with a diameter of less than 4 mm, but it needs to be treated with Western medicine.

3. Taking alkaline drugs at night can better control the pH fluctuation of morning urine.

Warm reminder:The data in this article come from public medical literature and Internet hot search statistics. The specific medication plan needs to be formulated after evaluation by a urologist. Sudden renal colic or fever requires immediate emergency treatment.