antimuscarinics


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antimuscarinics

Drugs used to treat reversible airway obstruction as in ASTHMA and chronic BRONCHITIS. Examples are ipratropium bromide (Atrovent), oxitropium (Oxivent) and tiotropium (Spiriva).
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data for combinations of mirabegron with antimuscarinics or the use of 2 or more different antimuscarinics were not captured).
Persistence and adherence with the new beta-3 receptor agonist, mirabegron, versus antimuscarinics in overactive bladder: early experience in Canada
If a first antimuscarinic medication doesn't work or causes unacceptable side effects, modify the dose or offer a different antimuscarinic or beta3-adrenoceptor agonist, the guideline states.
Guideline for OAB adds some new treatments
Oral antimuscarinics are effective in reducing frequency, urgency, and incontinence.
The effective physician: overactive bladder
Antimuscarinics work by binding to muscarinic receptors in the bladder and inhibiting involuntary bladder contractions.
New Class of Treatment for Overactive Bladder Approved in Europe
These side effects are one major reason that patients stop OAB antimuscarinic medications.
Drug persistence and adherence in the treatment of overactive bladder
Antimuscarinics and Overactive Bladder: Other Mechanism of Action.
MYRBETRIQ(TM) (mirabegron), Overactive Bladder Treatment from Astellas, Now Available Through U.S. Pharmacies
Efficacy of mirabegron in patients with and without prior antimuscarinic therapy for overactive bladder (OAB): Post-hoc analysis of a prospective, randomised European-Australian phase III trial.
Mirabegron Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Treatment of Overactive Bladder Symptoms
Antimuscarinic mechanisms and the overactive detrusor: an update.
Bryophyllum pinnatum inhibits detrusor contractility in porcine bladder strips--a pharmacological study towards a new treatment option of overactive bladder
These drugs are also antimuscarinics, intended to relax the smooth muscle of the bladder.
Drug update: overactive bladder
Poor understanding of the disorder and limited treatment options means that many physicians have resorted to using antimuscarinics despite their limited proven efficacy in treating the pain.
Presentation Rates for Interstitial Cystitis are Higher than in other Overactive Bladder Disorders due to the Patient Experience of Pain
In this survey of 519 physicians, (regarding 5,316 patients), pooled data across France, Germany, Spain and the UK found that the most common reason for switching antimuscarinics was lack of efficacy alone, accounting for 36% of 1,067 patients who switched therapy.
New Class of Treatment for Overactive Bladder Demonstrates Efficacy and Tolerability Across Three Separate Studies
The major benefit of mirabegron is its lack of antimuscarinic side effects.
New developments in urology: urology update 2014

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