OXYBUTYNIN

Course overview

OXYBUTYNIN IS AN ANTICHOLINERGIC MEDICATION THAT IS INDICATED IN PATIENTS WITH OVERACTIVE BLADDER OR SYMPTOMS OF DETRUSOR OVERACTIVITY, INCLUDING URINARY FREQUENCY AND URGENCY. IT HAS BEEN STUDIED IN AND APPROVED FOR PATIENTS OVER 5 YEARS OF AGE. THESE ARE FDA-APPROVED INDICATIONS. OCCASIONALLY, OXYBUTYNIN IS USED TO TREAT BLADDER SPASMS PROVOKED BY INDWELLING URETERAL STENTS OR FOLEY CATHETERS. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT AN FDA-APPROVED USE. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, METHODS OF ADMINISTRATION, IMPORTANT ADVERSE EFFECTS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, MONITORING, AND TOXICITY OF OXYBUTYNIN SO PROVIDERS CAN DIRECT PATIENT THERAPY TO OPTIMAL OUTCOMES WHERE ANTICHOLINERGIC THERAPY IS INDICATED.