Flavoxate

Flavoxate Brand Name– Urispas

What is Flavoxate

Flavoxate is an oral urinary antispasmodic agent. It is used for the symptomatic relief of dysuria, urgency, nocturia, suprapubic pain, and the frequency and incontinence associated with other genitourinary disorders (e.g., cystitis, prostatitis, urethritis).

Flavoxate is not indicated as definitive treatment for genitourinary disorders but is used with other drugs indicated for treating urinary tract infections. This drug was approved by the FDA in 1970.

Indications

  1. dysuria
  2. overactive bladder (OAB)
  3. urinary incontinence
  4. urinary urgency

For the symptomatic relief of dysuria, urinary urgency, nocturia, suprapubic pain, urinary frequency, and urinary incontinence associated with cystitis, overactive bladder (OAB), prostatitis, urethritis, urethrocystitis, or urethrotrigonitis

Side Effects

  1. blurred vision
  2. confusion
  3. drowsiness
  4. dysuria
  5. eosinophilia
  6. headache
  7. leukopenia
  8. nausea
  9. palpitations
  10. sinus tachycardia
  11. urticaria
  12. vertigo
  13. vomiting
  14. xerostomia

Monitoring Parameters

  • laboratory monitoring not necessary

Contraindications

  • achalasia
  • ambient temperature increase
  • anticholinergic medications
  • autonomic neuropathy
  • bladder obstruction
  • breast-feeding
  • children
  • closed-angle glaucoma
  • dehydration
  • dental disease
  • driving or operating machinery
  • geriatric
  • GI bleeding
  • GI obstruction
  • ileus
  • increased intraocular pressure
  • infants
  • myasthenia gravis
  • neonates
  • pregnancy
  • prostatic hypertrophy
  • strenuous exercise
  • urethral stricture
  • urinary retention
  • urinary tract obstruction

Interactions

  • Acetaminophen; Butalbital; Caffeine; Codeine
  • Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Dihydrocodeine
  • Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Magnesium Salicylate; Phenyltoloxamine
  • Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Phenyltoloxamine; Salicylamide
  • Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
  • Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
  • Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine; Phenyltoloxamine
  • Acetaminophen; Codeine
  • Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Doxylamine
  • Acetaminophen; Diphenhydramine
  • Acetaminophen; Hydrocodone
  • Acetaminophen; Oxycodone
  • Acetaminophen; Pentazocine
  • Acetaminophen; Tramadol
  • Aclidinium
  • Aclidinium; Formoterol
  • Acrivastine; Pseudoephedrine
  • Albuterol; Ipratropium
  • Alfentanil
  • Alosetron
  • Aluminum Hydroxide
  • Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Carbonate
  • Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Hydroxide
  • Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Hydroxide; Simethicone
  • Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Trisilicate
  • Amantadine
  • Ambenonium Chloride
  • Amoxapine
  • Antacids
  • Aspirin, ASA; Butalbital; Caffeine; Codeine
  • Aspirin, ASA; Caffeine; Dihydrocodeine
  • Aspirin, ASA; Caffeine; Orphenadrine
  • Aspirin, ASA; Carisoprodol; Codeine
  • Aspirin, ASA; Citric Acid; Sodium Bicarbonate
  • Aspirin, ASA; Oxycodone
  • Atropine; Difenoxin
  • Atropine; Diphenoxylate
  • Belladonna; Opium
  • Benzhydrocodone; Acetaminophen
  • Botulinum Toxins
  • Brompheniramine
  • Brompheniramine; Carbetapentane; Phenylephrine
  • Brompheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin
  • Brompheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
  • Brompheniramine; Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone
  • Brompheniramine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
  • Brompheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
  • Buprenorphine
  • Buprenorphine; Naloxone
  • Bupropion
  • Bupropion; Naltrexone
  • Butorphanol
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • Calcium Carbonate; Magnesium Hydroxide
  • Calcium Carbonate; Risedronate
  • Calcium Carbonate; Simethicone
  • Carbetapentane; Chlorpheniramine
  • Carbetapentane; Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine
  • Carbetapentane; Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
  • Carbetapentane; Guaifenesin
  • Carbetapentane; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
  • Carbetapentane; Phenylephrine
  • Carbetapentane; Phenylephrine; Pyrilamine
  • Carbetapentane; Pseudoephedrine
  • Carbetapentane; Pyrilamine
  • Carbinoxamine
  • Carbinoxamine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
  • Carbinoxamine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
  • Carbinoxamine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
  • Carbinoxamine; Phenylephrine
  • Carbinoxamine; Pseudoephedrine
  • Cetirizine
  • Cetirizine; Pseudoephedrine
  • Chlophedianol; Dexbrompheniramine
  • Chlophedianol; Dexchlorpheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
  • Chlorcyclizine
  • Chlorpheniramine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Codeine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan
  • Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Dihydrocodeine; Phenylephrine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Dihydrocodeine; Pseudoephedrine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone
  • Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine
  • Chlorpheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
  • Chlorpromazine
  • Cholinergic agonists
  • Cisapride
  • Clemastine
  • Clozapine
  • Codeine
  • Codeine; Guaifenesin
  • Codeine; Phenylephrine; Promethazine
  • Codeine; Promethazine
  • Crofelemer
  • Cyclizine
  • Cyclobenzaprine
  • Cyproheptadine
  • Dexchlorpheniramine
  • Dexchlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
  • Dextromethorphan; Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
  • Dextromethorphan; Promethazine
  • Dextromethorphan; Quinidine
  • Digoxin
  • Dihydrocodeine; Guaifenesin; Pseudoephedrine
  • Dimenhydrinate
  • Diphenhydramine
  • Diphenhydramine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
  • Diphenhydramine; Ibuprofen
  • Diphenhydramine; Naproxen
  • Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
  • Disopyramide
  • Donepezil
  • Donepezil; Memantine
  • Doxylamine
  • Doxylamine; Pyridoxine
  • Dronabinol
  • Eluxadoline
  • Erythromycin
  • Erythromycin; Sulfisoxazole
  • Ezogabine
  • Fentanyl
  • Fluoxetine; Olanzapine
  • Fluphenazine
  • Fluticasone; Umeclidinium; Vilanterol
  • Galantamine
  • Glucagon
  • Glycopyrronium
  • Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone
  • Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
  • Homatropine; Hydrocodone
  • Hydrocodone
  • Hydrocodone; Ibuprofen
  • Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
  • Hydrocodone; Potassium Guaiacolsulfonate
  • Hydrocodone; Potassium Guaiacolsulfonate; Pseudoephedrine
  • Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
  • Hydromorphone
  • Hydroxyzine
  • Ibuprofen; Oxycodone
  • Ipratropium
  • Itraconazole
  • Levocetirizine
  • Levorphanol
  • Linaclotide
  • Loperamide
  • Loperamide; Simethicone
  • Loxapine
  • Lubiprostone
  • Lurasidone
  • Macimorelin
  • Magnesium Hydroxide
  • Maprotiline
  • Meclizine
  • Memantine
  • Meperidine
  • Meperidine; Promethazine
  • Methacholine
  • Methadone
  • Metoclopramide
  • Mirtazapine
  • Molindone
  • Morphine
  • Morphine; Naltrexone
  • Nabilone
  • Nalbuphine
  • Nitrofurantoin
  • Olanzapine
  • Omeprazole; Sodium Bicarbonate
  • Orphenadrine
  • Oxycodone
  • Oxymorphone
  • Paroxetine
  • Pentazocine
  • Pentazocine; Naloxone
  • Perphenazine
  • Perphenazine; Amitriptyline
  • Phentermine; Topiramate
  • Phenylephrine; Promethazine
  • Potassium
  • Pramlintide
  • Procainamide
  • Prochlorperazine
  • Promethazine
  • Proton pump inhibitors
  • Quetiapine
  • Quinidine
  • Rasagiline
  • Remifentanil
  • Revefenacin
  • Rivastigmine
  • Secretin
  • Sedating H1-blockers
  • Sincalide
  • Sodium Bicarbonate
  • Solifenacin
  • Sufentanil
  • Tacrine
  • Tapentadol
  • Tegaserod
  • Thiazide diuretics
  • Thioridazine
  • Thiothixene
  • Tiotropium
  • Tiotropium; Olodaterol
  • Tolterodine
  • Topiramate
  • Tramadol
  • Tricyclic antidepressants
  • Trifluoperazine
  • Trimethobenzamide
  • Triprolidine
  • Trospium
  • Umeclidinium
  • Umeclidinium; Vilanterol
  • Zonisamide
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