Oxybutynin

🧮 Dose calculator

Overactive bladder · Regimen source: FDA Oxybutynin · Dosage and Administration

• • Max 5 mg four times daily. Frail elderly: start 2.5 mg two or three times daily. FDA Oxybutynin · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Oxybutynin · Pregnancy

  “Reproduction studies using oxybutynin chloride in the hamster, rabbit, rat, and mouse have shown no definite evidence of impaired fertility or harm to the animal fetus.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Oxybutynin · Nursing Mothers

  “Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when oxybutynin chloride is administered to a nursing woman.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Oxybutynin · Pediatric Use

  “The safety and efficacy of oxybutynin chloride administration have been demonstrated for pediatric patients 5 years of age and older (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION ).”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Oxybutynin · Geriatric Use

  “… e elimination half-life from 2 to 3 hours to 5 hours. 2,3,4 In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.