Urologie pro praxi 4/2007
PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF OVERACTIVE BLADDER (OAB) AND URGE URINARY INCONTINENCE
Overactive bladder (OAB) is a chronic distressing condition characterized by urinary urgency with or without urge incontinence (UI), usually with frequency and nocturia. It affects millions of people worldwide independent of age, sex and race. The prevalence increases with age and is relatively higher in women compared with men. The treatment of OAB is aimed at reducing of the debilitating symptoms so as to improve the overall quality of life for patients. This article gives overview about known pharmacological treatment of OAB and UI with a view to anticholinergic agents (1st line drugs).
Keywords: overactive bladder, urinary urge incontinence, pharmacological treatment
