Wednesday September 26, 2007


Q: Name atleast 4 drugs which may turn color of urine green ?


A:

Metoclopramide (reglan)
Propofol (diprivan)
Methylene blue
Methocarbamol (robaxin)

Previous related pearls: Purple Urine Bag Syndrome




Reference: clck to get abstract/article

1. Intravenous medications and green urine JAMA 1981; 246: 216

2. Green urine in a critically ill patient. Am J Kidney Dis 2002; 39: E20

3. Green urine: an association with metoclopramide - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2004 19(10):2677