Female kidney stone patients can take potassium citrate, allopurinol, and thiopronin, which are very commonly used clinically for the treatment of kidney stones, however, the nature of the stones targeted by these three drugs is different. Stones include three types, including oxalate stones, uric acid stones and cystine stones according to their composition. Potassium citrate is more effective for all three types of stones. Allopurinol mainly targets uric acid stones. Thiopurinol mainly treats cystine stones. So, you can apply potassium citrate if the composition is not clear after getting kidney stones. If the composition of the stone has been clarified, you can choose the appropriate medicine according to the composition of the stone. In addition, because the size of the stones targeted by the medication for stone removal is required, stones that are relatively small, such as below 5mm, have a higher possibility of being removed. If the stone is large, especially larger than 10mm, the effect of drug is poor, then we need to use extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy or even surgery to treat.