What is Sanctura used for?��
Sanctura is used for the treatment of
overactive bladder that causes the following symptoms:
- sudden need to urinate right
away (urgency)
- unwanted urine leakage after
urgency (urge urinary incontinence)
- having to urinate� often (urinary frequency)
Who should not take
Sanctura?�
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Do
not take Sanctura if you:
- have urinary retention (problems urinating often due to a bladder blockage)
- have gastric
retention (problems emptying
stomach contents)
- have an eye problem called uncontrolled narrow-angle
glaucoma
- are allergic to Sanctura or
to any of the ingredients in Sanctura.
Sanctura has not been studied in children.
General Precautions with Sanctura:
Sanctura may cause serious side effects because it
belongs to a class of medicines called "anticholinergics".� Sanctura may
cause:
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dizziness,
blurred vision, and fast heart beat
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fever
and heat stroke due to decreased sweating (heat prostration) when used in a hot
environment
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drowsiness that
is made worse when taken with alcohol.
What should I tell
my health care provider?
Tell your health care provider if you:
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have or had kidney problems
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have or had liver problems
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are pregnant, are trying to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding.
Tell
your health care provider about all the medicines you take, including
prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal
supplements.� Sanctura
and other medicines may affect each other, causing serious side effects.
Especially tell your health care provider if you take:
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������� digoxin (Lanoxin�), procainamide (Pronestyl�), pancuronium (Pavulon�), morphine (MS Contin�),
vancomycin (Vancocin�),
metformin (Glucophage�)
and tenofovir (Viread�).
What are some
possible side effects of Sanctura? (This list is NOT a complete list of side
effects reported with Sanctura.� Your health care provider can discuss
with you a more complete list of side effects.) �
The most common side effects with Sanctura
are dry mouth and constipation. �
For more detailed
information about Sanctura, ask your health care
provider or pharmacist.
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