General Information and Indications:
Tolterodine is used to relieve urinary
difficulties, including frequent urination and inability to control
urination. Tolterodine is in a class of medications called antimuscarinics.
It works by preventing bladder contraction.
Information For Users:
Tolterodine comes as a tablet and an
extended-release (long-acting) capsule to take by mouth. The tablet is
usually taken twice a day. The extended-release capsule is usually taken
once a day with liquids. Follow the directions on your prescription label,
ask your doctor or pharmacist If you have any questions. Take tolterodine
exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often
than prescribed by your health care provider.
Swallow the extended-release capsules whole; do not split, chew, or crush
them.
Special
precautions:
o Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you have
allergy to tolterodine or any other medications.
o Inform your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription
medications you are taking, especially clarithromycin (Biaxin), erythromycin
(E-mycin, Ery-Tab, others), fluconazole (Diflucan), itraconazole (Sporanox),
ketoconazole (Nizoral), medications for glaucoma, and vitamins.
o inform your doctor if you are breast-feeding kidney or liver disease,
glaucoma, or an obstructive gastrointestinal disease, such as pyloric
stenosis.
o Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are
breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking tolterodine, call your
doctor.
Possible Adverse
Effects:
Though adverse effects of tolterodine are not
common, they could occur. Inform your doctor if any of the following
symptoms are severe or do not go away:
o dry mouth
o blurred vision (Impaired vision)
o upset stomach
o headache
o constipation
o dry eyes
o dizziness
If you have any of the following symptoms, call your doctor without delay:
o difficulty in urination
o rash
o chest pain
Brand Name(s):
o Detrol®
o Detrol® LA |
