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What is Tolterodine?

Tolterodine is an anticholinergic agent used for the treatment of patients with an overactive bladder with symptoms of urinary frequency, urgency, or urge incontinence.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 6%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
11 33%
None
20 61%

Most commonly reported side effects

Dry mouth (xerostomia)
10 30%
Semen reduction
1 3%
dry mouth
1 3%
Constipation
1 3%
slightly constipated
1 3%
Dry eyes
1 3%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Tolterodine. See all 16 dosages ►

  1mg as needed 2mg as needed 4mg as needed as needed daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 2.8 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 24 mg daily 40 mg daily 100 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 9 Number of Patients: 9 45 Number of Patients: 45 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 103 Number of Patients: 103 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tolterodine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
32 47% Did not seem to work: 47%
Doctor's advice
22 32% Doctor's advice: 32%
Other
12 18% Other: 18%
Course of treatment ended
6 9% Course of treatment ended: 9%
Expense
4 6% Expense: 6%
Side effects too severe
3 4% Side effects too severe: 4%
Personal research
2 3% Personal research: 3%
Not indicated
1 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 67 patients who’ve stopped taking Tolterodine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Tolterodine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
3
6
26
22
46

Stopped Taking Tolterodine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
7
6
11
15
25

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
29 88%
Usually
2 6%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
2 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 3%
Somewhat
1 3%
A little
5 15%
Not at all
26 79%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 3%
$50-99
3 9%
$25-49
8 24%
< $25
8 24%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.