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In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of trospium in the pediatric population. Safety and efficacy have not been established.
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of trospium in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have some unwanted effects (eg, constipation, dry mouth, indigestion, stomach pain, or trouble passing urine) which may require an adjustment in the dose for patients receiving trospium.
Information about this trospium-oral-route
||Animal studies have shown an adverse effect and there are no adequate studies in pregnant women OR no animal studies have been conducted and there are no adequate studies in pregnant women.
There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Other Medical Problems
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or
Bladder problems (eg, blockage) or
Intestinal atony (no movement in the intestines) or
Myasthenia gravis (severe muscle weakness) or
Stomach problems (eg, chronic constipation) or
Ulcerative colitis (inflamed bowel)—Use with caution. May cause side effects to become worse.
Gastric retention (stomach or bowel blockage) or
Glaucoma, narrow-angle, uncontrolled or
Urinary retention (problems passing urine)—Should not be used in patients with these conditions.
Glaucoma, narrow-angle, controlled—Use with caution. Patients will need to be carefully monitored.
Kidney disease or
Liver disease—Use with caution. The effects may be increased because of slower removal of the medicine from the body.