$66.98

SANCTURA

Dosing

The dose of trospium will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of trospium. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.

• For oral dosage form (tablets):
  • To treat bladder problems:
    • Adults 20 milligrams (mg) one or two times a day 1 hour before meal.
    • Children Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.

Missed dose

If you miss a dose of this medicine, take 1 hour before next meal. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.

Storage

To store this medicine:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Do not store in the bathroom, near the kitchen sink, or in other damp places. heat or moisture may cause the medicine to break down.
• Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded medicine is out of the reach of children.

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of using the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For trospium, the following should be considered:

Allergies Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to trospium. Also tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy Trospium has not been studied in pregnant women. However, studies in animals have shown that trospium may cause unwanted effects in the fetus. Before taking this medicine, make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you become pregnant.

Breast-feeding It is not known whether trospium passes into breast milk. However, trospium does pass into the milk of animals. Mothers who are taking this medicine and who wish to breast-feed should discuss this with their doctor.

Children Studies on this medicine have been done only in adult patients, and there is no specific information comparing use of trospium in children with use in other age groups.

Older adults This medicine has been tested and has not been shown to cause different side effects or problems in older people than is does in younger adults. However, elderly patients are more likely to be sensitive to anticholinergic agents and may require a lower dose.

Other medicines Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine.

• Glaucoma or
• Stomach problems or
• Urinary retention Trospium may make these conditions worse.

• Kidney problems or
• Liver problems A lower dose of trospium may be necessary.