Vesicare
Vesicare is a medicine that helps control an overactive bladder, reducing the need to urinate often and improving bladder control.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
10 mg
Active Ingredient
Solifenacin succinate
Manufacturer
Astellas Pharma a/s
How to Use
Dosage
The usual dose is 5 mg once a day. Your doctor may increase the dose to 10 mg once a day if needed.
Method
Swallow the tablets whole with water. You can take them with or without food.
Important
The maximum daily dose is 10 mg.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Dry mouth
- •Blurred vision
- •Constipation
- •Nausea
- •Indigestion (dyspepsia)
- •Stomach pain
RARE
- •Urinary tract infection, bladder inflammation
- •Drowsiness
- •Changes in taste
- •Dry (irritated) eyes
- •Dry nasal passages
- •Heartburn
- •Dry throat
- •Dry skin
- •Difficulty urinating
- •Tiredness, fluid retention in arms and legs
- •Blocked bowel, fecal impaction
- •Difficulty emptying the bladder
- •Dizziness, headache
- •Vomiting
- •Itching, rash
- •Hallucinations, confusion
- •Allergic rash
- •Decreased appetite
- •High potassium levels in blood (can cause abnormal heart rhythm)
- •Increased eye pressure
- •Changes in heart's electrical activity (ECG), irregular heartbeat, feeling your heart beat fast (palpitations)
- •Voice problems
- •Liver problems
- •Muscle weakness
- •Kidney problems
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to solifenacin or any other ingredient in Vesicare.
- Do not take if you have trouble emptying your bladder completely, or if you have a weak urine stream.
- Do not take if you have severe stomach or bowel problems, including severe constipation.
- Do not take if you have myasthenia gravis, a muscle weakness condition.
- Do not take if you have uncontrolled high eye pressure (glaucoma) with progressive vision loss.
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- Do not take if you have severe kidney disease or moderate liver problems AND are taking other medicines that slow down how Vesicare is removed from your body.
- Stop taking this medicine and seek immediate medical help if you experience severe allergic reactions (like swelling of the face, tongue, or throat, difficulty swallowing or breathing, or hives).
Use in Elderly Patients
Category D
Avoid use in older adults. Anticholinergic. Reduce the dose in severe renal impairment. Significant adverse effects include tachycardia, confusion and cognitive impairment.. Consider the risk of QT prolongation especially when combined with other QT-prolonging drugs. Increases risk of falls. Reduces the effectiveness of drugs for Alzheimer’s disease. (updated 25.11.2024)