Comprimés de Darifénacine

About darifenacin

Darifenacin is prescribed to treat symptômes urinaires tels que l'urgence, la fréquence et l'incontinence. Urinary urgency occurs when you have a sudden and urgent need to pass urine. If you need to take more trips to the toilet than normal, this is called urinary frequency. If you leak urine before you go to the toilet, this is called incontinence.

There are several different causes of these urinary symptoms, such as weakened pelvic floor muscles, problems causing your bladder muscles to contract too much or too early, or something causing an obstruction. Sometimes the cause of these symptoms is unknown.

Darifenacin works by stopping sudden bladder muscle contractions and increasing the volume of urine that your bladder can hold. This helps to control the release of urine and eases your symptoms.

Before taking darifenacin

Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine may only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking darifenacin it is important that your doctor knows:

• Si vous êtes enceinte ou si vous allaitez.

• Si vous avez une maladie cardiaque, telle qu'un rythme cardiaque inhabituel, des problèmes avec les vaisseaux sanguins de votre cœur, ou une insuffisance cardiaque.

• If you have any problems with the way your liver works, or any problems with your prostate gland.

• Si vous avez l'une des conditions suivantes : pression accrue dans votre œil (glaucome) ; hernie hiatale ; glande thyroïde hyperactive ; hypertension artérielle ; une condition provoquant une faiblesse musculaire, appelée myasthénie grave.

• If you have a condition which could cause a blockage in your stomach, bowel or urinary tract.

• Si vous avez déjà eu une réaction allergique à un médicament.

• Si vous prenez d'autres médicaments. Cela inclut tous les médicaments que vous prenez et qui sont disponibles à l'achat sans ordonnance, ainsi que les médicaments à base de plantes et les médecines complémentaires.

How to take darifenacin

• Before you start the treatment, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. It will give you more information about darifenacin and will provide you with a full list of the side-effects which you may experience from taking it.

• Take the tablets exactly as your doctor tells you to. The usual starting dose is one 7.5 mg tablet every day. After two weeks of treatment your doctor may increase your dose to one 15 mg tablet every day if it is considered necessary.

• Try to take the tablet at the same time of day each day, as this will help you to remember to take your doses regularly. You can take darifenacin either before or after meals. Swallow the tablet with a drink of water. The tablets have been specially made to release darifenacin evenly over the day, so it is important that you swallow the tablet whole - do not chew or crush it before you swallow.

• If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If you do not remember until the following day, leave out the missed dose but make sure you take the dose due on that day. Do not take two doses together to make up for a forgotten dose.
  

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• Essayez de respecter vos rendez-vous réguliers avec votre médecin. Cela permet à votre médecin de suivre vos progrès et de revoir votre traitement.

• Les boissons contenant de la caféine (par exemple, thé, café, chocolat chaud et cola) peuvent aggraver vos symptômes. Cela est dû au fait que la caféine augmente le flux urinaire (c'est un diurétique naturel) et vous donnera envie d'uriner. Si vous consommez beaucoup de boissons contenant de la caféine, envisagez de passer à des alternatives décaféinées.

• Try to maintain a normal life as much as possible with regard to drinking and visiting the toilet. However, drinking late at night may mean your sleep is disturbed by the desire to get up and go to the toilet, so you may want to avoid drinking too much during the evening.

• Votre médecin peut vous suggérer de faire des exercices du plancher pelvien pour renforcer les muscles autour de la partie inférieure de votre vessie. Ceux-ci peuvent aider à améliorer vos symptômes.

• If you buy any medicines, check with a pharmacist that they are suitable to take with darifenacin. This is because some medicines (particularly antihistamines) can increase the chance that you will experience unwanted effects such as a dry mouth, constipation and blurred vision.

Can darifenacin cause problems?

Along with their useful effects, most medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below contains some of the common ones associated with darifenacin. You will find a full list in the manufacturer's information leaflet supplied with your medicine. The unwanted effects often improve as your body adjusts to the new medicine, but speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following continue or become troublesome.

Si vous ressentez d'autres symptômes que vous pensez être dus aux comprimés, veuillez consulter votre médecin ou votre pharmacien pour obtenir des conseils supplémentaires.

How to store darifenacin

• Gardez tous les médicaments hors de la portée et de la vue des enfants.

• Conserver dans un endroit frais et sec, à l'abri de la chaleur et de la lumière directes.
  

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