Drug Name

Urispas (Flavoxate)

Drug Uses

This medication relaxes the muscles of the urinary tract. It is used to relieve pain, burning, urinary urgency as well as frequency as well as other symptoms associated with urinary tract infections, bladder infections as well as prostate infections.

How Taken

Take flavoxate exactly as directed by your doctor. Incase you do not understand these directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you. Take each dose with a filled glass of water. Do not take more of this medication than is prescribed for you. Incase your symptoms are not being treated, notify your doctor.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Urispas (flavoxate HCl) tablets contain flavoxate hydrochloride, a synthetic urinary tract spasmolytic. Flavoxate hydrochloride counteracts level muscle spasm of the urinary tract as well as exerts its effect directly on the muscle. In a single study of 11 common masculine subjects, the time to onset of action was 55 minutes. The peak effect was observed at 112 minutes. 57% of the flavoxate HCl was excreted in the urine within 24 hours.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose, take it as soon as remembered; do not take it incase it is near the time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose as well as resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.

Storage

Store at room temperature between 59 as well as 86 degrees F (15 to 30 degrees C) away from heat as well as light. Do not store in the bathroom.

Warnings/Precautions

Tell your doctor incase you have: kidney problems, stomach or intestinal disorders, glaucoma, allergies. Because this medication may cause drowsiness or blurred vision, take caution driving or performing tasks requiring alertness. This medication should be used only incase clearly needed during pregnancy. Discuss the risks as well as benefits with your doctor. It is not known incase this medication appears in breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.

Likely Side Effects

Nausea, vomiting, moistureless mouth, headache, drowsiness, dizziness, blurred vision, as well as nervousness may occur the earliest several days as your body adjusts to the medication. Incase any of these effects continue or become bothersome, inform your doctor. To relieve moistureless mouth, suck on (sugarless) rocklike candy or ice chips, bite (sugarless) gum, drink water or take saliva substitute. Notify your doctor incase you develop: chest pain, a rapid pulse, fever, eye pain, mental confusion, skin rash. Incase you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

More Information

This medication relieves the symptoms of the infection as well as must be used along with an antibiotic which will treat the infection itself.