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What is Oxybutynin?

Oxybutynin is anti-cholinergic drug used to relieve urinary and bladder difficulties, including frequent urination and inability to control urination (urge incontinence), by decreasing muscle spasms of the bladder. It is available in oral form, extended release and as a transdermal patch.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bladder problems 244 51 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Urinary urgency 67 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Incontinence 39 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Urinary frequency 35 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Intermittent urinary incontinence 33 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 23 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 430 patients currently taking Oxybutynin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 12
Moderate
 23
Mild
 32
None
 47

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Oxybutynin

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 40
Constipation 8
Urinary hesitancy 4
Blurry vision 4
Water retention 3
Dry eyes 3
See all 30 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Oxybutynin. See all 39 dosages ►

  5mg as needed daily 3.9 mg/24 hr daily 5 mg/5 mL daily 5 mg daily 2 x 3.9 mg/24 hr daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily
  13 Number of Patients: 13 16 Number of Patients: 16 16 Number of Patients: 16 10 Number of Patients: 10 89 Number of Patients: 89 7 Number of Patients: 7 160 Number of Patients: 160 54 Number of Patients: 54 26 Number of Patients: 26 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Oxybutynin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 37   Did not seem to work: 31%
Other 36   Other: 31%
Doctor's advice 34   Doctor's advice: 29%
Side effects too severe 21   Side effects too severe: 18%
Course of treatment ended 7   Course of treatment ended: 6%
Expense 4   Expense: 3%
Not indicated 4   Not indicated: 3%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 1%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 114 patients who’ve stopped taking Oxybutynin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Oxybutynin

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

Stopped Taking Oxybutynin

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Oxybutynin

Always
 91 80%
Usually
 13 11%
Sometimes
 7 6%
Never
 3 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Oxybutynin

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 4 4%
A little
 13 11%
Not at all
 97 85%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Oxybutynin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 2%
$25-49
 4 5%
< $25
 75 93%

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Report created on February 09, 2012.