Choice of antimuscarinic agents for overactive bladder in the older patient: focus on darifenacin. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Overactive bladder (OAB) is a difficult condition to live with and is very costly to the community. OAB affects 16% of the adult population and rises with increasing age. We describe the necessary steps in evaluation and behavioral therapy prior to initiating medical therapy. There are several medications that have been used for the treatment of patients who suffer from OAB. This manuscript discusses the popular agents used for OAB, with a focus on the recent clinical trials on darifenacin.

publication date

  • January 1, 2008

Research

keywords

  • Benzofurans
  • Muscarinic Antagonists
  • Pyrrolidines
  • Urinary Bladder, Overactive

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC2682382

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 54949091482

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.2147/cia.s3414

PubMed ID

  • 18982920

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 3

issue

  • 3