Patient/caregiver was educated on the precautions to be observed while taking oxybutynin as follows:
- A lot of other nonprescription products and prescription medications can also influence the activity of oxybutynin in the body. So, be sure to mention your physician and pharmacist regarding your history with oxybutynin and check with them regarding safety, in the event you are being started on any new medications.
- Your physician could change the dose of oxybutynin, based on the relief obtained from symptoms of overactive bladder and urinary incontinence, or side-effects developed. So, maintain compliance with follow-up physician appointments, as scheduled. Be accommodative to the plan of dose changes, until you show an optimum response.
- This medication can be slow to act and could take time to adjust to your blood levels and produce the desired effect. Do not discontinue taking oxybutynin without consulting your doctor, even if you fail to see the benefit of the medication. Discontinuing the medication abruptly, without physician recommendation, can lead to recurrence of symptoms of overactive bladder.
- If a dose is missed, it should be taken at the earliest notice of noncompliance. If it is time for the next dose, the missed dose can be skipped. Compensating for the missed dose by taking an extra dose can pose serious risk for toxicity and side-effects.
