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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 256 52 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Urinary urgency 79 19 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Incontinence 44 13 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 32 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 23 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 451 patients currently taking Oxybutynin

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Reported Dosages

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

  daily 5mg as needed 3.9 mg/24 hr daily 5 mg daily 5 mg/5 mL daily 2 x 3.9 mg/24 hr daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily
  16 Number of Patients: 16 14 Number of Patients: 14 16 Number of Patients: 16 95 Number of Patients: 95 10 Number of Patients: 10 7 Number of Patients: 7 169 Number of Patients: 169 56 Number of Patients: 56 29 Number of Patients: 29 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Oxybutynin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 37   Other: 31%
Did not seem to work 37   Did not seem to work: 31%
Doctor's advice 32   Doctor's advice: 27%
Side effects too severe 22   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%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 1%

See all 116 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
0

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
 94 80%
Usually
 12 10%
Sometimes
 8 7%
Never
 3 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Oxybutynin

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 4 3%
A little
 13 11%
Not at all
 100 85%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Oxybutynin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 3 4%
$25-49
 4 5%
< $25
 76 92%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.