FLAVOXATE

(flah VOX ate) Brand: Urispas

What is the most significant information I must know about flavoxate?

• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to flavoxate, or if you have untreated or uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma, a blockage in your digestive tract (stomach or intestines), or if you are unable to urinate.

• Till using flavoxate, speak your doctor if you have glaucoma or urinary problems.

• Flavoxate can reason drowsiness or blurred vision. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert and able to see clearly.

• There may be another medicines that can interact with flavoxate. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor. Hold a list with you of all the medicines you use and show this list to any doctor or another healthcare provider who treats you.

• Stop using this medicine and call your doctor if you have serious side effects such as hot and dry skin, confusion, pounding heartbeats, fluttering in your chest, or if you stop urinating.

What is flavoxate?

• Flavoxate reduces muscle spasms of the bladder and urinary tract.

• Flavoxate is used to treat bladder symptoms such as frequent or urgent urination, heighten night-time urination, bladder pain, and incontinence (urine leakage). These bladder symptoms are often caused by overactive bladder, prostate enlargement, bladder infections, or irritation of the urethra.

• Flavoxate will not treat a bacterial or fungal bladder infection. Infections should be treated with an antibiotic.

• Flavoxate may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my health care provider till taking flavoxate?

• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to flavoxate, or have determined conditions. Be certain your doctor knows if you have:

· a blockage in your stomach or intestines;

· a history of stomach ulcer or bleeding; or

· if you are unable to urinate.

• Till using flavoxate, speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have:

· glaucoma; or

· urinary problems.

• If you have any of these conditions, you may need a doze adjustment or particular trials to safely take flavoxate.

• FDA pregnancy category B. This medicine is not expected to be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.

• It is not known whether flavoxate passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

How must I take flavoxate?

• Take this medicine exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not take it in larger amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.

• Take this medication with water.

• Store flavoxate at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. If it is nearly time for your following doze, wait before then to take the medication and skip the missed doze. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have used too many of this medicine.

• Symptoms of a flavoxate overdose are not known.

What must I avoid while taking flavoxate?

• Flavoxate can reason drowsiness or blurred vision. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert and able to see clearly.

What are the possible side effects of flavoxate?

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Stop using flavoxate and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

· hot, dry skin and extreme thirst;

· confusion;

· pounding heartbeats, fluttering in your chest; or

· urinating smaller than normal or not at all.

• Smaller serious side effects may include:

· dry mouth;

· blurred vision;

· nausea, vomiting;

· drowsiness, nervousness;

· spinning sensation;

· headache; or

· fever.

• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect flavoxate?

• Speak your doctor if you are using any another bladder or urinary medications such as darifenacin (Enablex), oxybutynin (Ditropan, Oxytrol), tolterodine (Detrol), or solifenacin (Vesicare).

• There may be another drugs that can interact with flavoxate. Speak your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist can provide more information about flavoxate.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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