Overactive bladder

Active Ingredient: Solifenacin

Indication for Solifenacin

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Solifenacin is indicated for symptomatic treatment of urge incontinence and/or increased urinary frequency and urgency as may occur in patients with overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

5 mg once daily

Route of admnistration

Oral

Defined daily dose

5 - 10 mg

Dosage regimen

From 5 To 10 mg once every day

Loading dose

5 mg

Detailed description

The recommended dose is 5 mg (5 ml) solifenacin succinate once daily. If needed, the dose may be increased to 10 mg (10 ml) solifenacin succinate once daily.

Dosage considerations

It should be taken orally followed by a glass of water. It should not be ingested together with food and/or other drinks. This ingestion with food and/or drinks may cause a release of solifenacin in the mouth resulting in a bitter taste and a feeling of numbness in the mouth.

Active ingredient

Solifenacin

Solifenacin is a competitive, specific cholinergic-receptor antagonist. In vitro and in vivo pharmacological studies indicate that solifenacin is a competitive inhibitor of the muscarinic M3 subtype receptor.

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