Prescription Drug Index
OXYBUTYNIN
This is a Generic Prescription Drug
Oxybutynin
Pronounced: ox-i-byoo-ti-nin
Other Name(s): Ditropan Ditropan XL
Oxybutynin relaxes the bladder muscle and reduces spasms. It is used to treat the urgency frequency leakage incontinence and painful or difficult urination caused by a neurogenic bladder (altered bladder function due to a nervous system abnormality).
DITROPAN
Adults
The usual dose is 5-milligrams taken 2 to 3 times a day but not more than 4 times a day.
Children over 5 Years of Age
The usual dose is 5-milligrams taken 2 times a day but not more than 3 times a day. Oxybutynin is not recommended for children under 5.
DITROPAN XL
Adults
The recommended starting dose is 5 milligrams once a day. If this proves insufficient the doctor may increase the dose by 5 milligrams at weekly intervals up to a maximum of 30 milligrams a day.
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