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OAB Glossary

When you talk to your doctor about your Overactive Bladder (OAB) symptoms and SANCTURA XR®, it's helpful to know some of the terms he or she may use. Words like frequency. Urges. Or incontinence. Use the glossary below to brush up on some OAB basics.

Overactive Bladder (OAB): A condition that causes you to experience strong, sudden urges to urinate that are difficult to resist; make frequent trips to the bathroom; or, in some cases, experience an unexpected loss of urine.

Urinary Incontinence: An uncontrolled loss of urine.

Urgency: A strong desire to urinate that's hard to ignore.

Frequency: How often you use the bathroom within a specific time period.

Urge Urinary Incontinence: An unexpected loss of urine due to a strong, sudden need to urinate that is difficult to resist. SANCTURA XR® is effective in treating Urge Incontinence, which is different from Stress Incontinence.

Stress Urinary Incontinence: An unexpected loss of urine caused by physical exertion on the bladder such as sneezing, coughing, laughing, or exercise. SANCTURA XR® capsules are not approved for Stress Incontinence.

Urologist: A doctor who specializes in the study, diagnosis, and treatment of the urinary tract.

Kegel Exercises: These exercises involve squeezing together the muscles of the pelvic floor and are often recommended to reduce OAB symptoms.

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SANCTURA XR® is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with overactive bladder who have the following symptoms: a strong need to urinate right away; leaking or wetting accidents due to a strong need to urinate right away; a need to urinate often.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION:
You should not take SANCTURA XR® if you have trouble emptying your bladder; have delayed or slow emptying of your stomach; have an eye problem called “uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma”; are allergic to any of its ingredients.

Be sure to tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions including if you: have any stomach or intestinal problems or problems with constipation; have trouble emptying your bladder or have a weak urine stream; have an eye problem called narrow-angle glaucoma; have kidney problems; have liver problems; are pregnant or planning to become pregnant; are breastfeeding. It is not known if SANCTURA XR® passes into breast milk and if it can harm your baby. You should talk to your doctor about the best way to feed your baby if you are taking SANCTURA XR®.

Tell your doctor about the medicines you are taking. SANCTURA XR® capsules and certain other medicines can interact and make some side effects worse. SANCTURA XR® can affect how other medicines are handled by the body.

SANCTURA XR® 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 SANCTURA XR® and get emergency medical help right away.

The most common side effects with SANCTURA XR® are dry mouth and constipation.


For additional information please see Full Prescribing Information.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1–800–FDA–1088.