Patient Information
VESIcare' - (VES-ih-care)
(solKenacin succinate)
Read the Patient Information that comes with VESIcare before you
start taking H ond each time you get a refilL There may be new
information. This leaflet does not take the ploce of talking with
your doctor or other healthcare professional about your condition
or treatment. Only your doctor or healthcare professional con
determine if treatment with VESIcare is right for you
What is VESIcare?
VESIcare is o prescription medicine used in odufts to treat the following
symptoms due to o condition called overoctive blodder:
• Having to go to the bathroom too often, dso called "urinary frequency*
• Having a strong need to go to the baiiroom rigto away, ako caled*urgency.’
•
le a k in g
or wetting
Occidents,
also called
“u rin a ry incontinence.*
VESIcore has not been studied in children.
What is overactive bladder?
Overoctive bladder occurs when you cannot control your bladder
contractions. When these muscle contractions happen too often or cannot
be controled, you con get symptoms of overoctive blodder, which are
urinary frequency, urinary urgency, and urinary incontinence (leakoge).
Who should NOT take VESIcare?
Do not take VESIcare K you:
• are not able to empty your bladder (olso caled ‘ urinary retention"),
• have delayed or slow emptying of your stomach (olso colled “gastric
retention*),
• have an eye problem called "uncontroled narrow-angle glaucoma*
• are allergic to VESIcare or any of its ingredients. See the end of this
leaflet for a complete
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st of ingredients.
What should I tell my doctor before starting VESIcore?
Before storting VESIcore tell your doctor or heolthcare professional
about all of your medical conditions including if you:
• have any stomoch or intestinal problems or prowems with constipation,
• have trouble emptying your blodder or you have a weak urine stream.
• have an eye problem called narrow-ongle glaucoma
• hove liver problems,
• have kidney problems,
• ore pregnant or trying to become pregnont (It is not known if
VESIcare can harm your unborn baby.),
• ore breastfeeding (It is not known if VESIcore passes into breast mlk
and if it can harm your baby. You should decide whether to breastfeed
or toke VESIcore. but not both.).
Before storting on VESIcare. tell your doctor about all the medicines
you toke indudinq prescription ond nonprescription medicines, vitamins,
and herbal supplements. While taking VESIcore. tell your doctor or
healthcare professional about a l changes in the medicines you are taking
including prescription ond nonprescription medicines, vitomins and herbol
supplements. VESIcare and other medicines may affect eoch other.
How should I fake VESIcare?
Take VESIcare exactly os prescribed. Your doctor will prescribe the
dose that is right for you. Your doctor may prescribe the lowest dose if
you have certain medical conditions such as liver or kidney problems.
• You should take one VESIcare tablet once a day.
• You should toke VESIcore with liquid ond swollow the tablet whole.
• You con toke VESIcare with or without food.
• If you miss o dose of VESIcare. begin toking VESIcore ogain the next
day. Do not toke 2 doses of VESIcare in the some day.
• If you toke too much VESIcore or overdose, coll your locol Poison
Control Center or emergency room right away.
What are the possible side effects with VESIcare?
The most common side effects with VESIcare ore:
• blurred vision. Use caution whJe driving or doing dangerous activities
until you know how VESIcore affects you.
• dry mouth.
• constipation. Call your doctor if you get severe stomoch oreo
(abdominal) pain or become constipated for 3 or more days.
• heat prostration. Heat prostration (due to decreased sweating) con
occur when drugs such os VESIcare are used in a hot environment.
Tell your doctor if you hove any side effects that bother you or that
do not go away.
These are not all the side effects with VESIcore. For more information,
ask your doctor, healthcare professional or phormacist.
How should I store VESIcare?
• Keep VESIcore and a l other medications out of the reach of chidren.
• Store VESIcore at room temperature, 50® to
86
®F (15® to 30®C).
Keep the bottle closed.
• Safety dispose of VESIcare that is out of date or that you no longer need
General information about VESIcare
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for condhions that are not mentioned
in patient information leaflets. Do not use VESIcore for a condition for
which it was not prescribed. Do not give VESIcore to other people, even
if they have the some symptoms you have. It may harm them.
This leaflet summarizes the most important information about VESIcare.
If you would like more information, tolk with your doctor. You con
asfc your doctor or pharmacist for information obout VESIcare that
is written for health professionals. You con olso caH (800) 727-7003
toll free, or visit www.VESICARE.com.
What are the ingredients in VESIcare?
Active ingredient:
solifenacin succinate
Inactive ingredients:
loctose monohydrate, com starch, hypromelose
2910. mog nesium stearate, talc, polyethylene glycol 8000 a nd titanium
dioxide with yelow ferric oxide (5 mg VESIcore toblet) or red ferric oxide
(10 mg VESIcare tablet)
Monufoctured by:
Astellas Pharma Technologies Inc.
Normon, Oklohoma 73072
Marketed by:
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
Deerfield. Illinois 60015-2548
Morketed ond Distributed by:
GlaxoSmithKline
Research Triongle Park
North Carolina 27709
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GlaxoSmithKline
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