Solifen 5 mg

Indication

Solifenacin 5 mg is a muscarinic receptor antagonist (anticholinergic) used for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) with symptoms of urinary urgency, urinary frequency, and urge incontinence in adults.

Ingredients

• Solifenacin succinate

Direction

Adults: 5 mg once daily taken orally with water. The dose may be increased to 10 mg once daily if the 5 mg dose is well tolerated but insufficient. Take with or without food.

Side effects

• Dry mouth (most common).
• Constipation
• blurred vision.
• Nausea
• dyspepsia.
• Headache
• dizziness
• drowsiness.
• Urinary tract infections.
• Rare: urinary retention
• QT prolongation.

Precautions

• Contraindicated in urinary retention
• gastric retention
• uncontrolled narrow
• angle glaucoma
• and myasthenia gravis.
• Use with caution in patients with hepatic impairment
• renal impairment
• autonomic neuropathy
• or GI obstructive disorders.
• May cause QT prolongation
• use with caution with other QT
• prolonging drugs.
• May impair ability to drive or operate machinery (blurred vision
• drowsiness).
• Use with caution in the elderly (risk of CNS effects).
• Keep out of reach of children.