Darifenacin (Enablex), fesoterodine (Toviaz), flavoxate (Urispas), oxybutynin (
Ditropan), solifenacin (Vesicare), tolterodine (Detrai), and trospium (Sanctura).
His incontinence is managed with clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) and
Ditropan. His kidneys were found normal with never any evidence of hydronephrosis nor cyst formation.
According to the company, Oxybutynin Chloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP is an US FDA-approved generic version of Janssen Pharmaceuticals'
Ditropan XL Tablets.
26, 2015 in JAMA Internal Medicine, people who took high doses of tricyclic antidepressants such as doxepin (Sinequan), diphenhydramine (Benadryl), older antihistamines such as chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton), or antimuscarinic drugs for bladder control, such as oxybutynin (
Ditropan) for longer than three years were significantly more likely to develop dementia.
Drugs known as anticholinergics (such as
Ditropan, Detrol, Vesicare, Enablex, Gelnique, Oxytrol and Toviaz) suppress involuntary bladder contractions to help with urgency, frequency and urgency-related leakage.
Other drugs on the risk list include older antidepressants such as Doxepin and the bladder control treatment
Ditropan.
Each of the drugs - along with others such as doxepin antidepressants and
Ditropan bladder control pills - has "anticholinergic" effects which block a chemical transmitter called acetylcholine.
A recent randomized, prospective, controlled clinical trial in 45 children aged 7-14 years with palmar hyperhidrosis showed excellent outcomes with oxybutynin (
Ditropan), with more than 85% experiencing at least moderate improvement in sweating and 80% gaining improved quality of life (Pediatr.
Some drugs to watch out for include the following (and their generics): diphenhydramine (Benadryl); certain antidepressants, such as amitriptyline; some diuretics and other drugs for high blood pressure, including losartan (Cozaar) and valsartan (Diovan); and drugs for an overactive bladder, such as oxybutynin (
Ditropan), solifenacin (VESIcare) and trospium (Sanctura).
The ObGyn prescribed oxybutynin chloride (
Ditropan) to treat the patient's incontinence.