Comprimés de Fesoterodine

About fesoterodine

Fesoterodine 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.

Fesoterodine 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 fesoterodine

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 fesoterodine 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.

• Si vous avez des problèmes avec le fonctionnement de votre foie ou de vos reins.

• Si vous avez des problèmes avec votre glande prostatique.

• If you have any of the following conditions: increased eye pressure (called glaucoma); hiatus hernia; acid reflux; an overactive thyroid gland; high blood pressure; a condition causing muscle weakness, called myasthenia gravis.

• 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 fesoterodine

• Before you start the treatment, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. It will give you more information about fesoterodine 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 recommended dose is one tablet every day. There are two strengths of tablet available: 4 mg and 8 mg. It is usual to be prescribed the 4 mg strength tablet to begin with, although this may later be increased to the 8 mg strength if needed.

• 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 fesoterodine either before or after meals. Swallow the tablet with a drink of water. The tablets have been specially made to release fesoterodine 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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• Try to keep your regular appointments with your doctor. This is so your doctor can check on your progress and review your treatment. It may take 2-8 weeks before you feel the full benefit from taking the tablets.

• 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 drink grapefruit juice regularly, please let your doctor know about this. A chemical in grapefruit juice may increase the amount of fesoterodine in your bloodstream. Because of this, your doctor will prescribe only the 4 mg strength of fesoterodine tablets for you.

• If you buy any medicines or herbal remedies, always check with a pharmacist that they are suitable to take with fesoterodine. Some medicines (particularly antihistamines) and some herbal remedies (such as St John's wort) can increase the chance that you will experience unwanted effects such as a dry mouth, constipation and feeling sleepy.

Can fesoterodine 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 fesoterodine. 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 fesoterodine

• 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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