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What is Vesicare? Vesicare is an anticholinergic used to treat overactive bladder in patients who frequently experience symptoms such as an urgent need to urinate, a need to urinate often, or leakage of urine when there is an urgent need to urinate.

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Reasons Taken

70 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vesicare.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Bladder problems 48 70%
Other 15 22%
General health 3 4%
Urinary urgency 2 2%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Vesicare.

  0 mg day 0.5 mg day 5 mg day 10 mg day 15 mg day 20 mg day 50 mg day
  4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Vesicare or how long patients were taking Vesicare before stopping.

Currently taking Vesicare

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
4
17
12
11

Stopped taking Vesicare

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
3
4
1
2
Why Patients Stopped Taking Vesicare (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 5 42% Did not seem to work: 42%
Side effects too severe 3 25% Side effects too severe: 25%
Doctor's advice 2 17% Doctor's advice: 17%
Other 2 17% Other: 17%
Expense 1 8% Expense: 8%


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