It is a once-daily controlled release tablet indicated for the treatment of overactive bladder with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency for urination, frequent urination and nocturnal enuresis.
Anticholinergics (antimuscarinics)/ Anti-spasmodics
The recommended starting dose of Uricon is 5 mg once daily, with or without food. Dosage may be adjusted in 5 mg increments to achieve a balance of efficacy and tolerability (up to a maximum of 30 mg/day). In general, dosage adjustment may proceed at approximately weekly intervals. May be taken with or without food.
Oxybutynin Chloride is contraindicated in patients with urinary retention, gastric retention, or uncontrolled narrow angle glaucoma and in patients who are at risk for these conditions. It is also contraindicated in patients who have demonstrated hypersensitivity to the drug substance or other components of the product. Oxybutynin Chloride should be used with caution in patients with hepatic or renal impairment, clinically significant bladder outflow obstruction because of the risk of urinary retention, gastrointestinal obstructive disorders because of the risk of gastric retention, conditions such as ulcerative colitis, intestinal atony, and myasthenia gravis, gastro-esophageal reflux and/or who are concurrently taking drugs (such as bisphosphonates) that can cause or exacerbate esophagitis.
The incidence of dry mouth may occur which is dose-related. Abdominal pain, dry nasal and sinus mucous membranes, back pain, hypertension, palpitation, vasodilatation, flatulence, gastro-esophageal reflux, insomnia, nervousness, confusion, cough, sinusitis, bronchitis, dry skin, rash, impaired urination (hesitancy), urinary retention, etc. may be reported.
Oxybutynin Chloride should not be given to pregnant women unless, the probable clinical benefits outweigh the possible hazards, caution should be exercised when it is administered to a nursing woman.