Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An anticholinergic drug, C22H31NO3, used to treat incontinence and other urinary symptoms.
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- noun An
anticholinergic medication used to relieveurinary andbladder difficulties.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The product is formally called the oxybutynin transdermal system.
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The generic formulation called oxybutynin is the cheapest option but isn't right for some patients because side effects can include dry mouth, dry eyes, constipation and blurry vision.
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They randomly assigned the participants to either take an additional drug called oxybutynin Ditropan XL or practice behavioral techniques for eight weeks.
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The most common ones are oxybutynin (Ditropan) and tolterodine (Detrol).
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Furthermore, there are about 18.3 million prescriptions that are written each year, and of these 18.3 million prescriptions, about one third of them are oxybutynin products .
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For instance, 71% of patients taking the generic oral form of oxybutynin reported having a dry mouth and 15% of patients also reported constipation as a side effect.
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The drugs that form the second line of treatment for NE include tricyclic antidepressants TCA such as imipramine and anticholinergics such oxybutynin.
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The active ingredient in transdermal oxybutynin is not metabolized by the liver in the same way as orally administered oxybutynin.
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In the gel-based area, the Company's lead product candidate is Anturol ®, an oxybutynin ATD™ gel that has completed Phase 3 studies for the treatment of OAB overactive bladder.
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Common anticholinergic medications include Benadryl (diphenhydramine) and Ditropan (oxybutynin), which is prescribed for overactive bladders.
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