Guide To The Causes Of Blood In Urine (Hematuria)

Certain Medications

An individual who takes certain medications may blood in the urine as an adverse side effect of the drug they are taking. This form of hematuria is often referred to as drug-induced hematuria. Certain medications are capable of causing both gross hematuria and microscopic hematuria. The most common medications used in the population that is known to produce blood in the urine are called anticoagulants and antiplatelets. These medications stop the body from forming excessive and inappropriate blood clots. Medications used to treat heart conditions and problems with the circulatory system like statins and antihypertensive drugs have also caused hematuria. Antibiotics that are derivatives of penicillin and antiretrovirals have been known to provoke hematuria in patients who take them for extended periods. Other medications that can cause blood in the urine include analgesics, anticonvulsants, and chemotherapy drugs.

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