Tolter
Tolter Products are primarily used for
Overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms
About Tolter Products
Uses of Tolter 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.
Tolter Products side effects
Common
Side Effects of Tolter are Dryness in mouth, Constipation, Headache, Blurred vision, Urinary retention, Dry eye.
How Tolter 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 Tolter Products
Frequently asked questions about Tolter Products
Frequently asked questions about Tolterodine
Q. How long does it take for Tolter OD 2mg Tablet to show its effect?
Your symptoms may start improving within 1 week of starting Tolter OD 2mg Tablet. 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 Tolter OD 2mg Tablet? Is it a diuretic?
Tolter OD 2mg Tablet belongs to a class of medicines known as muscarinic receptor blockers. Tolter OD 2mg Tablet 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 Tolter OD 2mg Tablet?
Tolter OD 2mg Tablet 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 Tolter OD 2mg Tablet.
Q. Can I crush the tablets of Tolter OD 2mg Tablet 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 Tolter OD 2mg Tablet be used in children?
When studied in children, Tolter OD 2mg Tablet did not relieve the symptoms of overactive bladder. Therefore, its use in children is not recommended.
Q. Who should avoid taking Tolter OD 2mg Tablet?
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 Tolter OD 2mg Tablet. Will I have any harmful effects?
No, discontinuing Tolter OD 2mg Tablet 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 Tolter OD 2mg Tablet cause dementia?
It is unclear whether Tolter OD 2mg Tablet can cause dementia or not. However, according to some reports, when people with dementia were given Tolter OD 2mg Tablet, their symptoms (confusion, disorientation and delusion) became worse.