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What is Solifenacin?

Solifenacin is 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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bladder problems 124 30 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Urinary frequency 47 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 16 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Intermittent urinary incontinence 15 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 12 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Incontinence 12 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 217 patients currently taking Solifenacin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 9
Mild
 14
None
 32

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

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 15
Constipation 4
Blurry vision 3
Dry throat 2
Excessive dry mouth 2
Dry eyes 1
See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  10mg as needed 5mg as needed daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 102 Number of Patients: 102 94 Number of Patients: 94 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Solifenacin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 20   Did not seem to work: 34%
Other 15   Other: 25%
Side effects too severe 13   Side effects too severe: 22%
Doctor's advice 8   Doctor's advice: 14%
Expense 6   Expense: 10%
Personal research 4   Personal research: 7%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 5%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 5%

See all 59 patients who’ve stopped taking Solifenacin

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

Currently Taking Solifenacin

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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 Solifenacin

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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 Solifenacin

Always
 47 80%
Usually
 10 17%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 2 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Solifenacin

Very
 1 2%
Somewhat
 2 3%
A little
 8 14%
Not at all
 48 81%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Solifenacin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 3%
$50-99
 5 13%
$25-49
 17 44%
< $25
 16 41%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.