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?
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:
�
dizziness,
blurred vision, and fast heart beat
�
fever
and heat stroke due to decreased sweating (heat prostration) when used in a hot
environment
�
drowsiness that
is made worse when taken with alcohol.
What should I tell
my health care provider?
Tell your health care provider if you:
�
have or had kidney problems
�
have or had liver problems
�
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:
� other anticholinergic medicines
� 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.
