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What is Sanctura?

Sanctura is a brand name for the drug Trospium Chloride, used in the treatment of overactive bladder symptoms such as incontinence, urgency, and frequency.

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Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bladder problems 22 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 4 2 Efficacy_slight
Other 3 2 Efficacy_major
Urinary urgency 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Urinary Incontinence 1 0
Urinary frequency 1 0

See all 21 patients currently taking Sanctura

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 2
None
 5

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

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 4
Constipation 1
Urinary retention 1
UTI symptoms 1
Difficulty urinating occasionally 1

Reported Dosages

  20mg as needed daily 12.5 mg daily 20 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 8 Number of Patients: 8 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Sanctura (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 40%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 30%
Other 3   Other: 30%
Expense 2   Expense: 20%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 20%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 10%

See all 10 patients who’ve stopped taking Sanctura

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

Currently Taking Sanctura

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

Stopped Taking Sanctura

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Sanctura

Always
 9 82%
Usually
 2 18%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Sanctura

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 18%
Not at all
 9 82%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Sanctura

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 11%
$50-99
 3 33%
$25-49
 1 11%
< $25
 4 44%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.