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A new trial has found that mirabegronreduced the frequency of incontinence episodes and number of daily urinations in adults with overactive bladder.
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Oxytrol is intended for use by those 18 and older.
Increasing the daily dose from 5 to 10 mg resulted in reductions in mean total urgency score and mean micturition frequency.
The FDA has approved onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) as a treatment for overactive bladder (OAB) in adults who are inadequately managed with anticholinergic medications.
Patients with type 2 diabetes are twice as likely as nondiabetics to suffer from the condition.
Mirabegron is the first oral OAB drug with a distinct mechanism of action to be approved in three decades.
Flexible-dose fesoterodine is superior to placebo in decreasing the number of nocturnal urgency episodes and nocturnal micturitions in patients with overactive bladder (OAB), researchers reported at the American Urological Association 2012 annual meeting.
Patients with overactive bladder (OAB) say they are most bothered by symptoms of urinary urgency either as a primary complaint or as a driving symptom for frequency, according to a pilot study presented at the American Urological Association 2012 annual meeting.
Diabetes has no influence on intravesical botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) injection in overactive bladder (OAB) patients, researchers reported at the American Urological Association 2012 annual meeting.
A new oxybutynin gel (OTG) with propylene glycol to aid transdermal delivery, which dispensed via a pump, is effective for treating urgency and mixed urinary incontinence (UI), according to the findings of a phase 3 study presented at the American Urological Association 2012 annual meeting.
Men and women with overactive bladder (OAB) are significantly less likely to achieve recommended physical activity levels than those with no or minimal symptoms (NMS) of OAB, according to a poster presentation at the American Urological Association 2012 annual meeting.
Watson Pharmaceuticals of Parsippany, N.J., and Antares Pharma. Inc. of Ewing, NJ, have announced the launch of Gelnique (oxybutynin), a transdermal gel for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency and frequency.
PARIS—Mirabegron, an experimental drug for overactive bladder (OAB), can effectively treat the condition in patients whether or not they failed previous antimuscarinic therapy, according to findings presented at the 27th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology.
Repeated injections of botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) are safe and effective for the medium-term management of refractory overactive bladder (OAB) and idiopathic detrusor overactivity (IDO), according to British investigators.
Metabolic syndrome is associated with overactive bladder (OAB) in women, according to researchers.
