Take TOVIAZ as prescribed by your doctor. The recommended dosing regimen is one pill, once a day. It can be taken at any time of day. Try to take it at the same time each day so you don’t forget.
Is there an alternative to Toviaz?
There are currently no generic alternatives to Toviaz.
Can Toviaz cause kidney problems?
Tell your doctor right away if any of these unlikely but serious side effects occur: constipation lasting 3 or more days, severe stomach/abdominal pain, trouble urinating, signs of kidney infection (such as burning/painful urination, lower back pain, fever).
Can Toviaz make symptoms worse?
Trouble urinating & stomach problems
Don’t take Toviaz (fesoterodine) if you have blockages in your stomach or intestines. Toviaz (fesoterodine) can slow down your digestion, which can make your stomach symptoms worse.
Does Toviaz make you sleepy?
Most common side effects
Blurred vision, dizziness, and drowsiness are possible side effects of medicines such as TOVIAZ® (fesoterodine fumarate). Drinking alcohol while taking medicines such as TOVIAZ may cause increased drowsiness.
Is Toviaz safe?
TOVIAZ 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 TOVIAZ and get emergency medical help right away.
Does Toviaz affect the liver?
severe liver disease. blockage of the urinary bladder. an inability to completely empty the bladder. significant constipation.
What is the best medicine for overactive bladder?
A combination of treatment strategies may be the best approach to relieve overactive bladder symptoms.
Medications
Tolterodine (Detrol)Oxybutynin, which can be taken as a pill (Ditropan XL) or used as a skin patch (Oxytrol) or gel (Gelnique)Trospium.Solifenacin (Vesicare)Fesoterodine (Toviaz)Mirabegron (Myrbetriq)
Is Toviaz the same as Myrbetriq?
Myrbetriq (mirabegron) and Toviaz (fesoterodine fumarate) are used to treat overactive bladder (OAB) with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency, and urinary frequency. Myrbetriq and Toviaz belong to different drug classes. Myrbetriq is a beta-3 adrenergic agonist and Toviaz is a muscarinic receptor antagonist.
How long does toviaz stay in your system?
The terminal half-life of the active metabolite is approximately 4 hours following an intravenous administration. The apparent terminal half-life following oral administration is approximately 7 hours.
How effective is toviaz?
Toviaz has an average rating of 4.9 out of 10 from a total of 55 ratings for the treatment of Urinary Frequency. 27% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 40% reported a negative experience.
Does toviaz cause urinary retention?
Coadministration of Toviaz with other antimuscarinic agents that produce dry mouth, constipation, urinary retention, and other anticholinergic pharmacological effects may increase the frequency and/or severity of such effects.
Is Toviaz better than oxybutynin?
Ditropan (oxybutynin) is good treatment for overactive bladder, but has more side-effects like dry mouth and constipation than other medicines that work similarly. Toviaz (fesoterodine) is effective at treating overactive bladder by lowering the urge to urinate, and helping to better control urination.
