Detrusitol
Detrusitol Products are primarily used for
Overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms
About Detrusitol Products
Uses of Detrusitol Products
Tolterodine is used in the treatment of Overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. OAB is a collection of urinary symptoms, including frequent urination, urgent need to urinate, and inability to control urination.
Detrusitol Products side effects
Common
Side Effects of Detrusitol are Dryness in mouth, Constipation, Headache, Blurred vision, Urinary retention, Dry eye.
How Detrusitol Products work
Tolterodine is an antimuscarinic. It works by relaxing muscles of the urinary bladder and prevents frequent, urgent or uncontrolled urination.
Patient Concerns about Detrusitol Products
Frequently asked questions about Detrusitol Products
Frequently asked questions about Tolterodine
Q. How long does it take for Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule to show its effect?
Your symptoms may start improving within 1 week of starting Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule. Maximum benefits may be seen after 5-8 weeks of treatment. To maintain this improvement, your doctor may prescribe this medicine to you for a long term of up to 24 months.
Q. What class of drug is Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule? Is it a diuretic?
Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule belongs to a class of medicines known as muscarinic receptor blockers. Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule is not a diuretic, it is a urinary antispasmodic. This means that it relaxes the urinary bladder, decreasing spasm of the bladder wall. This further provides better control upon the release of urine and also increases storage volume of the bladder.
Q. Can I just stop taking Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule?
Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule does not cure your condition but helps to control the symptoms of overactive bladder. Do not stop taking this medicine even if you feel better. Your doctor will reassess your condition at regular intervals, like 6 months, to understand the duration for which you need to take Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule.
Q. Can I crush the tablets of Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule and then take it?
No, do not crush or chew the tablets. Swallow the whole tablet with a glass of water. You can take it with or without food. Take it exactly as directed by your doctor.
Q. Can Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule be used in children?
When studied in children, Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule did not relieve the symptoms of overactive bladder. Therefore, its use in children is not recommended.
Q. Who should avoid taking Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule?
Patients who have urinary retention (unable to pass urine), have delayed emptying of stomach or blocked intestinal tract (toxic megacolon, ulcerative colitis, pyloric stenosis) or uncontrolled high pressure in the eyes (narrow-angle glaucoma). It should also be avoided by patients who have any muscle disease which causes drooping eyelids, double vision, difficulty in speaking and swallowing, and sometimes muscle weakness in the arms or legs (myasthenia gravis). Patients who are hypersensitive to Tolterodine should avoid it as well.
Q. I am having constipation because of which I want to discontinue Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule. Will I have any harmful effects?
No, discontinuing Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule will not have any harmful effects, but the symptoms of overactive bladder may return. Talk to your doctor regarding constipation and you can stop the medicine if advised by the doctor.
Q. Does Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule cause dementia?
It is unclear whether Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule can cause dementia or not. However, according to some reports, when people with dementia were given Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule, their symptoms (confusion, disorientation and delusion) became worse.
Products for Detrusitol
Detrusitol SR 4mg Capsule
strip of 7 capsule sr
MRP
₹677.33
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Detrusitol 2mg Tablet
strip of 14 tablets
MRP
₹615.8
Not Available