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Is Oxybutinin A Safer Alternative To Vesicare?

Is Oxybutinin a good and SAFE alturnitive to Vesicare? My script for the drug of Vesicare does work, my Urologist has me on 10 mg PO QD.......but the cost, even with insurance copy, is outrageous!....I clearly need the medicine for treatment of my bladder issues related to my MS DX...
Tue, 2 Jan 2018
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hello,
i can understand your concern for the high cost of vesicare.
yes oxybutinin can be used as an alternate for vesicare(solfinacin).
Both are of anticholinergic class of drugs having similar action on the bladder and helping in relief from urgency, frequency and incontinence.

The efficacy of both the drugs have also been found to be similar.
If cost is your constraint, 5mg twice daily oxybutinin can be taken instead of vesicare.
Kindly consult our urologist for change of prescription.

Hope this helps.
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Is Oxybutinin A Safer Alternative To Vesicare?

hello, i can understand your concern for the high cost of vesicare. yes oxybutinin can be used as an alternate for vesicare(solfinacin). Both are of anticholinergic class of drugs having similar action on the bladder and helping in relief from urgency, frequency and incontinence. The efficacy of both the drugs have also been found to be similar. If cost is your constraint, 5mg twice daily oxybutinin can be taken instead of vesicare. Kindly consult our urologist for change of prescription. Hope this helps.