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Medications to help pass kidney stones. Certain medications can improve your chances of passing a stone if you are experiencing an active stone episode. The most commonly used medication is tamsulosin (Flomax). Other similar medications used for this purpose include alfuzosin, nifedipine, doxazosin, and terazosin.
Call your doctor if you have been diagnosed with a kidney stone and have another problem, such as: 1  Severe nausea or vomiting. 2  Fever and chills. 3  Severe pain in your side in the area of your kidney (flank pain).f you are passing a kidney stone under your doctor's advice, you may be able to pass the stone without medical treatment if you: 1  Can control your pain with medicine. 2  Know how to look for and collect kidney stones you pass. 3  Do not have signs of infection, such as fever and chills.