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What is Vesicare?

Vesicare is a brand name of the drug solifenacin, an anticholinergic medication used to treat overactive bladder. It works by relaxing the bladder muscles to prevent urgent, frequent, or uncontrolled urination. It comes as a tablet taken by mouth, usually once a day, with or without food. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Bladder problems 84 11
Urinary frequency 15 1
Other 6 1
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 3 0
Bowel urgency 2 1
Urinary incontinence 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 8%
Mild
4 31%
None
8 62%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
4 31%
dry mouth/throat
1 8%
Constipation
1 8%
Urinary retention
1 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  5 mg as needed 5mg as needed daily 0.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 48 Number of Patients: 48 41 Number of Patients: 41 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vesicare (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
8 47% Did not seem to work: 47%
Side effects too severe
3 18% Side effects too severe: 18%
Other
3 18% Other: 18%
Expense
2 12% Expense: 12%
Doctor's advice
1 6% Doctor's advice: 6%
Personal research
1 6% Personal research: 6%
Course of treatment ended
1 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%

See all 17 patients who’ve stopped taking Vesicare

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Vesicare

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
3
5
14
15
16

Stopped Taking Vesicare

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
5
2
4
1
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
10 77%
Usually
2 15%
Sometimes
1 8%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
2 15%
Not at all
11 85%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 8%
$50-99
1 8%
$25-49
3 23%
< $25
3 23%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.