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Treats overactive bladder and incontinence.
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Trospium
Sanctura
Uses
Treats overactive bladder and incontinence.
Storage
- Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
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Ask your pharmacist, doctor, or health caregiver about the best way to dispose of any outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Keep all medicine away from children and never share your medicine with anyone.
How To Use
- APPEARANCE: Tablet.
Your doctor will tell you how much of this medicine to use and how often.
- Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.
Drink extra fluids so you will pass more urine while you are using this medicine.
- This will keep your kidneys working well and help prevent kidney problems.
It is best to take this medicine on an empty stomach.
- Take the medicine 1 hour before a meal.
Side Effects
- Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing.
Change in how much or how often you urinate.
Painful or difficult urination.
Precautions
- You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to trospium.
- Tell your doctor if you have glaucoma, trouble urinating, or a blockage in your digestive system.
Missed Dose
- If you miss a dose or forget to use your medicine, wait until 1 hour before your next meal to take the missed dose.
- Do not use extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.
Drug Interactions
- Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breast feeding.
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, liver disease, a bladder obstruction, or if you cannot urinate properly.
This medicine may make it easier for you to have heat stroke.
- Be careful to avoid over-exertion when you are in a hot environment or outdoors on a hot day.
- Signs of heat stroke include fever, thirst, hot dry skin, dizziness, shortness of breath, blurred vision, confusion, and muscle cramps.
This medicine may make you drowsy.
- Avoid driving, using machines, or doing anything else that could be dangerous if you are not alert.
- Drowsiness could be made worse if you drink alcohol.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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