Oxybutynin
Oxybutynin is an approved active ingredient.
Bladder medication
What it is used for
- Bladder disease
- Urinary incontinence
- Neurogenic bladder
- Overactive bladder
- Polyuria
- Urge incontinence
OXYTROL is a muscarinic antagonist indicated for the treatment of overactive bladder in men with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency, and frequency.
Symptomatic treatment of urge incontinence and/or increased urinary frequency and urgency as may occur in adult patients with unstable bladder.
How it works
- Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3 antagonist
- Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M2 antagonist
Common side effects
The most common adverse reactions (incidence > 5% and > placebo) are application site reactions and dry mouth.
Who should not take it
The use of OXYTROL is contraindicated in the following conditions: Urinary retention Gastric retention Uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma Known serious hypersensitivity reaction to OXYTROL, oxybutynin, or to any of the components of OXYTROL. Urinary…
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
There are no studies with topical or oral oxybutynin use in pregnant women to inform a drug associated risk for birth defects or miscarriage.
Interactions
Brand names
United States
Ditropan · Ditropan XL · Gelnique · Gelnique 3% · Oxytrol · Oxytrol FOR Women
European Union
Kentera (previously Oxybutynin Nicobrand)
Canada
Apo-Oxybutynin · Pms-Oxybutynin · Teva-Oxybutynin
Other trade names
Contimin 2.5 · Contimin 5 · Cystrin · Kentera · Lyrinel xl · Promictuline · Urimin
Approval status
- US Food and Drug Administration
- prescription and over-the-counter products · since 1975
- European Medicines Agency
- authorised · since 2004
- Health Canada
- prescription · marketed
- First approval anywhere
- 1975
Codes
- ATC
- G04BD04
- RxNorm CUI
- 32675
- ChEMBL
- CHEMBL1231
- PubChem CID
- 4634
- UNII
- K9P6MC7092
- Wikidata
- Q1060922
Frequently asked questions
What is Oxybutynin used for?
Oxybutynin is used for: Bladder disease, Urinary incontinence, Neurogenic bladder, Overactive bladder, Polyuria, and Urge incontinence.
What are the brand names of Oxybutynin?
Brand names of Oxybutynin include Ditropan, Ditropan XL, Gelnique, Gelnique 3%, Oxytrol, Oxytrol FOR Women, Kentera (previously Oxybutynin Nicobrand), and Apo-Oxybutynin.
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Sources and licences
- ChEMBL (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- openFDA / DailyMed (public domain)
- European Medicines Agency (reuse with acknowledgement)
- Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada)