Flavoxate Hcl
Designed to target urinary urgency, utilized to relieve bladder spasms.
Strengths: 200mg
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Medicine details
- Conditions
- Alternative names
Urispas
- Therapeutic class
Antimuscarinic
- Pharmacological class
Urinary Antispasmodic
- Minor side effects
nausea; dry mouth; dizziness; headache
- Moderate side effects
blurred vision; nervousness; confusion
- Dosage forms
Film-coated tablet
- Administration route
Oral use
- Patient summary
Designed to target urinary urgency, utilized to relieve bladder spasms.
- Prescription status
POM
- Manufacturer
Recordati
- Onset Time
1–2 hours
- Duration
6–8 hours
- Storage instructions
Store below 30°C and protect from light.
- Age restrictions
Adults only
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: Discuss with your doctor. Breastfeeding: Discuss with your doctor.
Contraindications
hypersensitivity to flavoxate; gastrointestinal obstruction; urinary retention; glaucoma; myasthenia gravis
Precautions and warnings
may impair ability to drive or operate machinery; use with caution in patients with prostatic hypertrophy
Serious side effects
tachycardia — requires immediate medical attention; leukopenia — requires immediate medical attention
Mechanism of action
Flavoxate acts as a urinary antispasmodic by directly relaxing the smooth muscles of the bladder and urinary tract. It provides symptomatic relief from bladder irritation, frequency, and urgency by inhibiting contractile nerve impulse transmission.
Flavoxate Hcl
Designed to target urinary urgency, utilized to relieve bladder spasms.
Editorial Notes
- Active ingredient(s): Flavoxate
- Listed indication(s): Urinary Urgency, Urinary Frequency, Nocturia
Available option
- 90 tablets - 200 mg1386-200-mg-16640