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Classification:​ ​Urinary Antispasmodic<br />

IFU:​ ​ Overactive Bladder<br />

Route:oral<br />

Dosage: 5 mg,<br />

Action: reduces muscle spasms of the bladder and the urinary tract<br />

Adverse​ ​Reaction: constipation, urinary tract infection, blurred vision<br />

Interactions: kidney impairment, liver impairment, cns, urinary obstruction<br />

Detrol LA (tolterodine)<br />

Pronunciation: (tol-TER-oh-deen)<br />

Classification:​ ​ Urinary Antispasmodic<br />

IFU:​ ​ Incontinence<br />

Route: oral<br />

Dosage: 2 mg, 4 mg,<br />

Action: blocks a chemical that causes contractions of the bladder<br />

Adverse​ ​Reaction: abnormal vision, bloody urine, pain, headache<br />

Interactions: alcohol, Myasthenia Gravis, Cns<br />

Avodart (dutasteride)<br />

Pronunciation: ( doo TAS ter ide)<br />

Classification:​ 5- Alpha Reductase Inhibitor ​<br />

IFU:​ ​ BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)<br />

Route: oral<br />

Dosage: 0.5 mg,<br />

Action: prevents the conversion of testosterone to DHT in the body<br />

Adverse​ ​Reaction: fatigue, chest pain, weight gain, wheezing, skin rash,<br />

hives<br />

Interactions: Liver Disease<br />

Drug List 17:<br />

1. Propecia (finasteride)<br />

Pronunciation: ​fi-nas-t​uh​-rahyd<br />

Classification: 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitor<br />

IFU: BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)<br />

Route: oral<br />

Dosage: 1mg once a day<br />

Action: ​ is used to treat ​male pattern baldness​ (​androgenetic alopecia​) at<br />

the ​crown​ and in the middle of the scalp

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