Trospium

Why is this medication prescribed?
Trospium is used to treat an overactive bladder (a condition in which the bladder muscles contract uncontrollably and cause frequent urination, urgent need to urinate, and inability to control urination).Trospium is in a cla*s of medications called anticholinergics.It works by relaxing the bladder muscles to prevent urgent, frequent, or uncontrolled urination.
How should this medication be used?
Trospium comes as a tablet and an extended-release capsule to take by mouth.The tablet is usually taken twice a day on an empty stomach or one hour before meals,or is sometimes taken once a day at bedtime.Trospium extended-release capsule is usually taken once daily in the morning with water on an empty stomach, at least one hour before a meal.To help you remember to take trospium, take it around the same time every day.Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand.Take trospium exactly as directed.Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Ask your pharmacist or doctor for a copy of the manufacturer's information for the patient.
Are there other uses for this medicine?
This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Other names
SancturaВ