Flavoxate

Flavoxate is used to relieve painful, frequent, or nighttime urination and urgency that may occur with infections of the prostate, bladder, or kidneys. The drug works by relaxing the muscles involved with urination. However, flavoxate is not an antibiotic; it does not cure infections. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Flavoxate comes as a tablet. Flavoxate usually is taken three or four times a day. This drug may be taken with or without food. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take flavoxate exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.

<p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Flavoxate may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:

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vomiting</li>
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upset stomach</li>
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dry mouth or throat</li>
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blurred vision</li>
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eye pain</li>
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increased sensitivity of your eyes to light</li></ul></p> <p></p> <p>If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately:

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confusion (especially in the elderly)</li>
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skin rash</li>
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fast or irregular heartbeat</li>
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severe dizziness or drowsiness</li>
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sore throat with fever</li></ul>If you experience a serious side effect, you or your doctor may send a report to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online [at <a href='http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch'>http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch</a>] or by phone [1-800-332-1088].</p>

Before taking flavoxate, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to flavoxate or any other drugs. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, including vitamins. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had glaucoma, ulcers, paralytic ileus, or obstructive disease (blockage) of the stomach, kidneys, or intestines. if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking flavoxate. you should know that this drug may make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this drug affects you. remember that alcohol can add to the drowsiness caused by this drug.

In case of overdose, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911.