Alternatives for the pharmacologic management of urge and stress urinary incontinence in the elderly.
Urinary incontinence in the elderly is a common but typically remediable condition that is frequently managed by pharmacotherapy. However, because of age-related changes, the response to a specific dosage of a certain drug administered to an elderly person may be quite different than the response experienced by a younger individual. This article will review general principles of pharmacotherapy in the elderly patient and pharmacologic alternatives for the management of urge and stress urinary incontinence.
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Department of Urology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans 70112, USA.
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D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000368:Aged; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists; D004967:Estrogens