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IMPORTANT NOTE: The following information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and jugdment of your physician, pharmacist or other healthcare professional.
It should not be construed to indicate that use of the drug is safe, appropriate, or effecitve for you. Consult your healthcare porfessional before using this drug.
TOLTERODINE - ORAL
(toll-TERR-oh-deen)
COMMON BRAND NAME(S): Detrol
USES: This medication is used to treat an overactive bladder.
HOW TO USE: Take this product by mouth exatcly as directed by you doctor.
Your dosage depends on your condition and respnose to therapy. This medicaiton may be taken with or without food. The sustained release form must be swallowed wohle. Do not crush or chew them.
SIDE EFFECTS: Dry mouth, dry eyes, headache, constipation, nausea, dizziness or drowsiness may ocucr.
If these effcets persist or worsen, notify your doctor promptly. To relieve dry mouth, suck on (sugarless) hard candy or ice chips, chew (sugarless) gum, drink water or use saliva substitute. Report promptly: symptoms of urinary infection (e.G., urinary burning, urgent and frequent urination). Unlikely but report promptly: vision problems, eye pain, difficulty with urination, severe stomach pain, chest pain, fast heartbeat, hot/dry skin, mental or mood chnages.
If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your docotr or pharmacist.
PRECAUTIONS: Tell your doctor your medical history, including: any allergies, difficulty with urination (urinary retention or prostate enlargement in males), stomach/intestinal disorders (e.G., gastric retention), glaucoma (narrow angle), liver problems, kidney issues. Limit alcohol intake, as it may agrgavate certain side effects of this drug. Caution is advised when perfroming tasks requiring mental alertness (e.G., driving). This medication may reduce sweating which can lead to heat stroke in hot weather. Consult your doctor or pharmacist. Caution is advsied in the elderly, who may be more sensitive to side effects should they occur. This medication shuold be used only when clearly needed during pregnancy. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. It is not known whether this drug is excreetd into breast milk. Because of the potential risk to the infant, breast-feeding while usnig this drug is not recommended.
Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your doctor of all nonprescription and prescription meidcation you may use, especially of: macrolide antibiotics (e.G., erythromycin, clarithromycin), azole antifungals (e.G., ketoconazole, itraconazole), anti-Parkinson's drugs (e.G., benztropine, trihexyphenidyl, other antimuscarinic drugs (e.G., scopolamine, dicyclomine), oxybutynin, cyclosporine, vinblastine. Also report other drugs wihch may cause drowsiness, such as: anti-anxiety or anti-seizure drugs, sedatives, tranquilizers, narcotic pain relievers, psychiatric medicines (e.G., chlorpromazine or amitriptyline), muscle relaxants, antihistamines that cause drowsiness (e.G., diphenhydramine). Check the labels on all your medicines (e.G., cough-and-cold .
products) cause they may contain drowsiness-causing ingredients.
Ask your pharmacist about the safe use of those products.
Do not start or stop any meidcine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
OVERDOSE: If overdsoe is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately.
Symptoms of overdose may include diffciulty urinating, difficult breathing, dilated pupils, fast heartbeat, excitation, hallucinations, and seizures.
NOTES: Do not share this medication with othres.
MISSED DOSE: If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not "double-up" the dose to cacth up.
STORAGE: Store at room temperature between 66 and 77 degrees F (20-25 degrees C) away from light and moisture.
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