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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.
The best thing you can do to prevent future kidney stones is to drink a lot of water, even more than the recommended eight glasses a day. Someone who is prone to kidney stones should actually drink 12 to 14 glasses of water a day. Drinking water will help your kidneys to more effectively flush out the things that can cause kidney stones. The Mayo Clinic suggests passing about 2.6 quarts of urine a day.