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H E A L T H

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Potient Information

VESIcare' - (VES-ih-care)

(solifenacin succinate)

Read the Patient Information that comes with VESIcore before you

start taking it and each time you get a refill There may be new

information. This leaflet does not take the place of talking with

your doctor or other healthcare professional about your condition

or treatment. Only your doctor or health care professional can

determine if treatment with VESIcore b right for you.

What b VESIcore?

VESIcore is o prescription medicine used in adults to treat the following

symptoms due to o condition colled overactive blodder:

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Haying to go to the bathroom too often, also called “urinary frequency”

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Having o strong need to go to the bathroom right away, also called “urgency”

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Leaking or wetting Occidents, also called “urinory incontinence”

VESIcore has not been studied in children.

What is overactive bladder?

Overactive bladder occurs when you cannot control your bladder

contractions. When these muscle contractions happen too often or connot

be controlled you can get symptoms of overoctive bladder, which are

urinary frequency, urinary urgency, and urinary incontinence (leakage).

Who should NOT take VESIcore?

Do not fake VESIcare if you:

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Are not oble to empty your blodder (olso called “urinary retention")

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Have delayed or slow emptying of your stomach (also called “gastric

retention")

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Have an eye problem called “uncontrolled norrow-angle glaucoma"

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Are allergic to VESIcare or any of its ingredients. See the end of this

leaflet for a complete list of ingredients

What should I tell my doctor before starting VESIcare?

Before starting VESIcare tell your doctor or healthcare professional

about all of your medical conditions including if you:

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Have any stomoch or intestinal problems or problems with constipation

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Have trouble emptying your blodder or you have a weak urine stream

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Have an eye problem called narrow-angle glaucoma

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Have liver problems

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Have kidney problems

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Are pregnant or trying to become pregnant (It is not known if

VESIcare can horm your unborn baby)

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Are breastfeeding (It is not known if VESIcore posses into breast milk

and if it can harm your baby. You should decide whether to breastfeed

or toke VESIcare. but not both)

Before starting on VESIcare, tell your doctor about all the medicines

you take including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins,

and herbal supplements. While taking VESIcare, tell your doctor or

healthcare professional obout all changes in the medicines you are taking

including prescription and nonprescripfion medicines, vitamins and herbal

supplements. VESIcore and other medicines may affect each other.

How should I take VESIcare?

Take VESIcare exactly as 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 os liver or kidney problems.

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You should take one VESIcare tablet once a day

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You should take VESIcare with liquid ond swallow the tablet whole

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You con take VESIcare with or without food

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If you miss a dose of VESIcare, begin taking VESIcare again the next

day. Do not take 2 doses of VESIcore the same day

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If you take too much VESIcore or overdose, call your local Poison

Control Center or emergency room right away

What are the possible side effects with VESIcare?

VESIcare may cause allergic reactions that may be serious. Symptoms

of a serious allergic reaction may include swelling of the face, lips,

throat or tongue. If you experience these symptoms, you should stop

taking VESIcare and get emergency medical help right away.

The most common side effects with VESIcare are:

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Blurred vision. Use caution whie driving or doing dangerous activities

until you know how VESIcare affects you

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Dry mouth

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Constipation. Call your doctor if you get severe stomach area

(abdominol) pain or become constipated tor 3 or more days

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Heat prostration. Heat prostration (due to decreased sweating) can

occur when drugs, such as VESIcare, ore used in a hot environment

Tell your doctor if you have ony side effects that bother you or that

do not go away.

These are not all the side effects with VESIcare. For more information,

ask your doctor, healthcare professional or pharmacist.

How should I store VESIcare?

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Keep VESIcore and

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other medications out of the reach of children

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Store VESIcare at room temperature. 50° to 86°F (15° to 30°C).

Keep the bottle closed

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Safely dispose of VESIcore that is out of date or that you no longer need

General information about VESIcore

Medicines are sometimes prescribed for conditions that are not mentioned

in patient information leaflets. Do not use VESIcore for a condition for

which it was not prescribed. Do not give VESIcare to other people, even

if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them.

This leaflet summarizes the most important information obout VESIcare.

If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can

ask your doctor or phormacist for information obout VESIcare that

is written for health professionals. You can also call (800) 727-7003

toll free, or visit www.VESIcore.com

What ore the ingredients in VESIcore?

Active ingredient: solifenocin succinate

Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, com starch, hypromellose

2910, magnesium stearate, talc, polyethylene glycol 8000 and titanium

dioxide with yellow ferric oxide (5 mg VESIcare tablet) or red ferric oxide

(10 mg VESIcare tablet)

Rx Only

Monufoetured by:

Astellos Pharmo Technologies. Inc.

Norman, Oklahoma 73072

Marketed ond Distributed by:

Astellos Pharma US, Inc.

Deerfield, Illinois 60015-2548

Morketed by:

GlaxoSmithKline

Research Triangle Park

North Carolina 27709

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They say a dog’s bark is worse than its bite, but a new

government study tells a different story. The num ber

of A m ericans hospitalized for dog bites soared

by 86.3 percent from 1993 to 2008, far outpacing

the rate of pet ow nership. Common injuries

included lacerations, skin infections, and even bone

fractures.

It’s not clear what accounts for this trend,

but the American Humane Society offers these tips for

avoiding bites: Never approach a strange dog if the

animal is unattended.

If meeting a friend’s dog for the

first time, hold out your hand in a fist and allow the

dog to sniff before you pet it under the chin

(not on

the head).

If an aggressive dog approaches you, stand

still, hold your hands at your sides, keep quiet, and

look away. When the dog loses interest, retreat calmly

and slowly without turning your back.

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says g astro en tero lo g ist Jacqueline L. W olf. In her

book,

A W o m a n ' s G u i d e t o a H e a l t h y S t o m a c h

(H arlequin),

Dr. W o lf o ffers c a n d id in fo rm a tio n a b o u t th e

p ro b le m s m an y w o m en a re re lu c ta n t to d isc u ss w ith

th e ir d o c to rs , such as irritab le bow el syndrom e and

m enopausal changes. P ractical advice ru n s th ro u g h o u t.

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For exam ple, Dr. W olf w rites th a t w om en w ho find them selves racing for

th e b ath ro o m w hen stressed m ight benefit from tak in g en teric-co ated

p ep p erm in t oil capsules (w hich are form ulated for ab so rp tio n in th e

sm all intestine). T he oil co n tain s antispasm odic p ro p erties th a t can help

prevent digestive m uscles from m oving co n ten ts to o quickly. Look for th e

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